Aberdeen Global V - Aberdeen Asset Management

Kingdom adopts the Euro (and this Prospectus should beread accordingly). The shareholders of those Funds currentlydenominated in Sterling will be notified, in advance of thischange, when the effective date is known.Types of Shares & Share Price CalculationsThe Shares relating to each Fund are issued in registered formand will be uncertificated. Ownership of Shares is evidencedby an entry in Aberdeen Global V’s register of shareholders.Shares may be issued in a sole name or in joint names - upto four joint names are possible. Shares in any Fund willnormally be allotted (including fractions of Shares up to onethousandth, if appropriate, to the full value of the amountinvested) upon completion of the application proceduredescribed under “Dealing in Shares of Aberdeen Global V”under “Subscription of Shares”. Shares can be issued, switchedor redeemed during any Dealing Day.Not all Funds will issue all Classes of Shares. Details of theClasses available as at the date of this Prospectus are listedin Appendix D. However, Investors should refer to www.aberdeen-asset.com for current details of which Classes ofShares are in issue.Shares are available only to Eligible Investors.Aberdeen Global V will not issue Shares to persons orcompanies who may not be considered as Eligible Investors.Furthermore, Aberdeen Global V will not give effect toany transfer of Shares which would result in a non-EligibleInvestor becoming a shareholder in Aberdeen Global V.Aberdeen Global V will, at its discretion, refuse to issueShares or to transfer Shares if there is not sufficient evidencethat the person or company to which the Shares are sold ortransferred is an Eligible Investor.In considering the qualification of a subscriber or a transfereeas an Eligible Investor, Aberdeen Global V will have due regardto the guidelines or recommendations of the competentsupervisory authority.Eligible Investors subscribing in their own name but on behalfof a third party, must certify to Aberdeen Global V thatsuch subscription is made on behalf of an Eligible Investorand Aberdeen Global V may require, at its sole discretion,evidence that the beneficial owner of the Shares is anEligible Investor.Aberdeen Global V may also redeem Shares in the Fund heldby shareholders who are excluded from acquiring or holdingsuch Shares.Class A, Class I and Class Z Shares are only available toEligible Investors who enter into a suitable agreement withthe Investment Manager or one of its Associates.Share Prices, i.e., Net Asset Values per Share as adjustedto reflect dealing charges, for all Classes of Shares, in allFunds, are calculated pursuant to a frequency detailed in therelevant Fund’s Appendix.Class A, Class I and Class Z Shares will be issued in the BaseCurrency of the relevant Fund. Shares are quoted in theBase Currency of the Fund or the relevant class’ designatedcurrency of denomination. For the purposes of beingeligible for central clearing systems such as Clearstream orEuroclear and the National Securities Clearing Corporation(NSCC), which may require stock identification numbersor codes (which include a reference to the quoted anddealing currency of the Share in this code or number), thesedealing currencies represent individual Share Classes in thesesystems. Shares quoted and dealt in currencies other than therelevant Share Class’ designated currency denomination arenot additional Shares Classes in Aberdeen Global V and mustnot be viewed as such. They are the Share Classes quotedand dealt in other currencies with the associated foreignexchange risk.For information on how to invest see the section on“Subscription of Shares” beginning on page 22.Minimum InvestmentThe minimum Investment Amount for any initial investmentin a Fund will be indicated in the relevant Appendix. Theminimum may be waived by a decision of the InvestmentManager, based on the waiver principles as determined fromtime to time by the Board.Currency of PaymentPayment for Shares can be made in any freely convertiblecurrency. However, if the currency of investment is differentto the currency denomination of the relevant Share Class, thenecessary foreign exchange transaction will be arranged onbehalf of, at the expense of and at the risk of the applicant(see in the section on “Dealing in Shares of Aberdeen GlobalV”, under “Subscription of Shares”, in the paragraph “ForeignExchange Transactions”).Switching Between FundsInvestors may exchange their Shares of one Fund for Sharesof the same Class in another Fund. Investors may alsoexchange their Shares of one Fund for Shares of a differentClass in the same or another Fund. Any exchange of Sharesis subject to meeting the relevant Share Class qualificationsand to the limitations and charges described under “Dealingin Shares of Aberdeen Global V” under “Exchange of Shares”on page 25.Aberdeen Global V Prospectus 5