Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Ltd. : Director/PDMR Shareholding

Annex DTR3 Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer ABERDEEN ASIAN INCOME FUND LIMITED	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006). DTR 3.1.2.R
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director PETER ARTHUR	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person N/A
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest1 AS IN 3 ABOVE	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares ORDINARY
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them AS IN 3 ABOVE	8	State the nature of the transaction PURCHASE
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired 171 SHARES	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.0001%
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed -	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) -
13.	Price per share or value of transaction 175.5p	14.	Date and place of transaction 23 JANUARY 2012 LONDON
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 32,006 ORDINARY SHARES - 0.023%	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction 24 JANUARY 2012

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

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Any additional information

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Name of contact and telephone number for queries CHARLES MEARNS, ABERDEEN PRIVATE WEALTH MANGEMENT LIMITED, SECRETARIES (Tel: [phone])

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification  CHARLES MEARNS Date of notification  24 JANUARY 2012

Notes: This form is intended for use by an issuerto make a RISnotification required by DTR 3.1.4.

(1)       An issuermaking a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuershould complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2)       An issuermaking a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuershould complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3)       An issuermaking a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilitiesshould complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4)       An issuermaking a notification in respect of a financial instrumentrelating to the shares of the issuer(other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.