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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Definitions
In these terms and conditions, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Funds" means any funds for which Aberdeen International Fund Managers Limited acts or may
from time to time act, as distributor and/or Hong Kong representative.
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"Aberdeen Nominees" means Aberdeen Nominees Services Limited.
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"Investor" means the person or persons who have already or in the future subscribe to shares in the
Funds.
"Instructions" means instructions given in writing by the Investor.
"Securities" means any shares in the Funds registered in the name of Aberdeen Nominees Services
Limited.
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"Services" means the nominee services provided by Aberdeen Nominees as set out in clause 2.
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2. Aberdeen Nominees shall perform all or any of the following Services but reserves the right to
refuse to do so if, in its reasonable opinion, there are grounds for such refusal:-
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(a) to purchase or subscribe for any Securities in respect of any of the Funds in accordance with
Instructions and following receipt of the funds required for the purpose;
(b) to hold or arrange for the Securities to be held in safe custody;
(c) to request payment of and receive, on behalf of the Investor, all interest, dividends, bonuses
and other payments and distributions in respect of the Securities;
(d) to take up such rights or interests in respect of the Securities and/or to renounce, sell, assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of such rights or interests on Instructions or as Aberdeen
Nominees may in its discretion think fit in the absence of Instructions;
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(e) to redeem Securities on receipt of Instructions and surrender the Securities against receipt of
moneys payable on redemption;
(f) to remit any moneys collected or received in connection with the Securities to the bank
account or in accordance with such other instructions which were provided by the Investor at
the time of subscription;
(g) to enter into any agreement or instrument in connection with any Security on Instructions; and
(h) to provide such other services as Aberdeen Nominees may from time to time agree.
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3. Aberdeen Nominees will maintain records which identify the Securities as belonging to the Investor
and which segregate the Securities held by Aberdeen Nominees for its own account and for other
customers.
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4. Aberdeen Nominees is authorised to take such steps as it may consider expedient to enable it to
provide the Services and to exercise its powers hereunder, including the right:-
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(a) to comply with any applicable law, regulation, order, directive, notice or request of any
competent court or government agency (whether or not having the force of law) requiring
Aberdeen Nominees to take or refrain from action including the right to disclose information
about the Investor or any Securities;
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(b) to withhold and/or make payment of any taxes or duties payable on or in respect of the
Securities without any liability thereof;
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(c) in the absence of or a delay in receiving Instructions, to act or refrain from acting as it may
deem expedient;
(d) subject to clause 3 above, to co-mingle the Securities with Securities of other customers;
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(e) to prescribe such reasonable period of notice (which shall not be substantially less than any
notice period required by the relevant laws, regulations or codes and guidelines to which the
Funds are subject) as Aberdeen Nominees may from time to time specify which the Investor
must give to Aberdeen Nominees before Aberdeen Nominees will act on any Instruction.
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5. Aberdeen Nominees will provide the Investor with (a) any correspondence concerning Investor's
Securities and (b) notices of all general meetings of the Funds. Aberdeen Nominees will vote on any
resolutions proposed in such notices in accordance with Instructions. In the absence of Instructions,
Aberdeen Nominees shall not participate in or take affirmative action concerning proxies received,
attendance at meeting and voting of any rights.
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6. In performing the Services, Aberdeen Nominees will exercise the same degree of care as it exercises
in respect of its own property but the provision of the Services does not constitute Aberdeen
Nominees a trustee and Aberdeen Nominees shall have no trust or other obligations in respect of the
Securities except those contained herein.
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7. Aberdeen International Fund Managers Limited may, at its own expense and with the prior written
consent of Aberdeen Nominees, appoint any person to perform any of the Services on behalf of
Aberdeen Nominees and any of the powers mentioned in clause 4 above may also be delegated to
such person but, in such case, Aberdeen International Fund Managers Limited shall remain liable
for the negligence or wilful default of any such appointee as if no such appointment had been made.
Aberdeen International Fund Managers Limited and Aberdeen Nominees are authorised to disclose
to any appointee any information they have concerning the Investor or the Securities, but only to the
extent that such disclosure is necessary for the performance of the duties for which the appointee
has been appointed and such disclosure complies with the applicable laws and regulations on data
privacy.
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8. Aberdeen Nominees shall not be liable for any losses of any kind which may be incurred by the
Investor as a result of the proper provision of the Services unless due to the negligence, bad faith
or wilful default of Aberdeen Nominees, any of the appointees mentioned in clause 7 above or their
respective agents, officers or employees.
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9. The Investor shall indemnify Aberdeen Nominees, any of the appointees mentioned in clause 7
above and their respective agents, officers and employees in each case against all claims, liabilities,
damages, costs and expenses of any kind which may be incurred by any of them and all actions or
proceedings which may be brought by or against any of them in connection with the provision of the
Services hereunder unless due to the wilful default, bad faith or negligence of Aberdeen Nominees,
any of the appointees or their respective agents, officers or employees. This indemnity shall continue
notwithstanding the termination of the Services.
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10. Aberdeen International Fund Managers Limited and Aberdeen Nominees may at its discretion act
on Instructions reasonably believed by any of them to have emanated from the Investor in which
case if they act in good faith on such Instructions, such Instructions shall be binding on the Investor
whether or not the Instructions were actually given by the Investor.
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11. If Aberdeen Nominees and/or any of the appointees mentioned in clause 7 above are unable at
any time or from time to time to provide or continue to provide any of the Services as a result of
circumstances beyond their control, Aberdeen Nominees and/or any of the appointees shall be
entitled to suspend or withdraw the affected Services immediately. Aberdeen Nominees shall notify
the Investor promptly of such suspension, withdrawal and any resumption of the Service.
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12. Aberdeen Nominees may terminate its Services by giving not less than 30 days notice to the
Investor or in case of a breach by the Investor of these terms and conditions immediately on notice.
On termination in such circumstances, the Securities shall be transferred either (a) to the account
of another nominee company to be appointed by Aberdeen International Fund Managers Limited
or (b) in the absence of such appointment, into the relevant Investor's own name. Accordingly, the
Investor hereby consents and agrees to such transfer.
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13. The withdrawal or termination of the Services shall be without prejudice to the right of Aberdeen
Nominees to settle any transaction entered into or to settle any liability incurred by the Investor or
Aberdeen Nominees on behalf of the Investor or to cancel any unexecuted transactions.
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14. These terms and conditions shall apply to the successors in title of Aberdeen Nominees including the
person to which the whole or any part of the operations of Aberdeen Nominees shall be transferred
or vested by operation of law or otherwise.
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