abrdn Asia Focus plc (LSE:AAS) commences share repurchases on December 5, 2023, under the program mandated by the shareholders in the Annual General Meeting held on December 5, 2023. As per the mandate, the company is authorized to repurchase up 23,363,860 shares, representing 14.99% of its issued share capital. The minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is £0.05 and the maximum price which may be paid for each ordinary share is the higher an amount equal to 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List of the UK Listing Authority for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased and an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an ordinary share and the current highest independent bid for an ordinary share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Trading System.

The shares purchased may either be cancelled or held as treasury shares. This program will expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting, unless such authority is renewed, revoked or varied prior to such time by the company in general meeting. As of October 19, 2023, the company had 155,862,978 shares issued and 52,839,590 shares held in treasury.