How To InvestHOW DO I INVEST?Investments in an <strong>Aberdeen</strong> <strong>OEIC</strong> or <strong>Aberdeen</strong> <strong>OEIC</strong> ISA can bemade either by a lump sum payment or through our RegularSavings Scheme.Investments can be made by completing the relevant Applicationform and returning it with the appropriate remittance to <strong>Aberdeen</strong>Unit <strong>Trust</strong> Managers Limited or to your Financial Adviser. We willonly accept cheques drawn on an account of a <strong>UK</strong> Bank/BuildingSociety denominated in sterling. Direct investments of up to£25,000 may be made by telephoning our Dealing Line between9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. Payment by Debit Card, such asVISA Debit, Maestro or Solo, is accepted. Please note that creditcards are not accepted.Non-<strong>UK</strong> InvestorsNew non-<strong>UK</strong> investors must apply in writing. Subsequent investmentsmay be made by telephone, up to existing limits as agreed by theManager. Applications from US residents will not be accepted.ISA Investors<strong>Aberdeen</strong> only offers a Stocks and Shares ISA. Anyone aged 18or over may invest in a Stocks and Shares ISA, provided they areresident or ordinarily resident in the <strong>UK</strong> for tax purposes. Thisincludes people performing duties as Crown employees servingoverseas and paid out of the public revenue of the United Kingdom(typically a serving member of the armed forces or a diplomat), aswell as those married to or in a civil partnership with them. ISAsmay not be taken out in joint names.The maximum investment permitted into a Stocks and Shares ISAis £10,680 for the current tax year. Where an investor subscribes toa Cash ISA with another ISA manager, in conjunction with a Stocksand Shares ISA, their annual aggregate ISA must not exceed theoverall subscription limit.REGULAR SAVERSInvestments can be made monthly by direct debit enabling youto spread your investment payments through the year. Simplycomplete the Direct Debit Form. Please refer to Key <strong>Fund</strong> Data forminimum monthly payment limits.For monthly savings, we will collect all Direct Debit payments onthe first business day of each month. We will need to have receivedinstructions from you to do so by the 15th day of the precedingmonth.ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTSYou can add to your <strong>OEIC</strong> investment with a minimum of £100 perfund at any time by contacting the manager. You can top up yourISA subscription by completing and returning the ISA top-up formor contacting the Manager. Please bear in mind the annualISA subscription limit.HOW DO I STOP OR AMEND MAKING MONTHLYINVESTMENTS?To stop or amend your Direct Debit, you must inform us at leastseven working days ahead of the next collection date. Instructionsto cancel or change a Direct Debit can be accepted by phone, fax orin writing. Each collection is made on the first business day of thenext month.HOW ARE THE FUNDS PRICED AND DEALT?Pricing:You will pay an initial charge when you invest in an <strong>OEIC</strong> and thereis no difference between the buying and selling price of shares –they are known as being ‘single priced’. For this reason, any initialcharge is added to the <strong>OEIC</strong> single mid price.Dealing:<strong>Aberdeen</strong>’s <strong>OEIC</strong> funds are valued at 12 noon on every businessday. Dealing instructions received before 12 noon on a business daywill be transacted at that day’s prices. Dealing instructions receivedafter 12 noon will receive the next business day’s price.WHAT DOCUMENTATION WILL I RECEIVE?All <strong>Aberdeen</strong> <strong>Fund</strong>s are non-certificated and as a result no sharecertificates will be issued. Following subscription to an <strong>Aberdeen</strong><strong>OEIC</strong> or ISA an investor will receive:• Contract Note (lump sum investments only)• Acknowledgment of first monthly payment (Regular SavingScheme only)• 6 Monthly Statement within 25 business days of 5 April and 5October• Annual and Interim Report and Accounts• Declaration Form - For a telephone ISA, <strong>Aberdeen</strong> will sendyou a Declaration Form confirming the information you haveprovided. This Declaration Form does not have to be signedby you or returned to <strong>Aberdeen</strong>. However, please inform<strong>Aberdeen</strong> of any discrepancies within 30 days.HOW CAN I SELL MY HOLDING?To sell part or all of your holding, shareholders may sendinstructions by fax, in writing or by telephoning our DealingDepartment. Please see the Terms and Conditions, section 20(Selling) for further information.HOW DO I CLOSE MY ABERDEEN ISA?You may close your ISA for cash or instruct a transfer at any time,by writing to us.CAN I SWITCH MY INVESTMENTS?You can sell some or all of your shares, or switch the proceeds fromone fund to another. We will accept instructions by telephone, faxor in writing. Switches will be processed through your servicingFinancial Adviser, if relevant, unless otherwise stated. For switcheswhich are effected through a Financial Adviser, a charge of up to 3%may be levied to cover the amount of commission paid to your16 <strong>Aberdeen</strong> <strong>UK</strong> <strong>OEIC</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> <strong>Range</strong> Simplified Prospectus, August 2011
Financial Adviser. The minimum investment limits will apply to bothnew and existing holdings should you wish to switch part of yourinvestment only into a new fund.HOW DO I TRANSFER AN ISA TO ABERDEEN?Applications for ISA transfers should be made in writing to ususing the applicable <strong>Aberdeen</strong> Transfer Application form. The cashproceeds of your transferred ISA will be invested in your choice of<strong>Aberdeen</strong> ISA fund(s), as you direct. ISA transfer proceeds will beinvested, after deduction of the initial charge, at the buying priceon the day of receipt of the proceeds. For ISA transfers which areeffected through a Financial Adviser, the discount given will bereduced by the amount of commission, if any, paid to the FinancialAdviser. You can transfer in either a Cash ISA or a Stocks andShares ISA to an <strong>Aberdeen</strong> Stocks and Shares ISA. You can transferyour current year’s subscription in whole and/or previous year’sinvestments in whole or in part, at any time. The date of transferis the date agreed between the Plan Managers, although you mayspecify a period in which the transfer should take place. Please notethat we are not in a position to accept cheques for less than £20.If income below this amount is generated after the transfer, youroriginal Plan/Account Manager will be asked to forward the chequeto you direct.CAN I CHANGE MY MIND?If you received advice from an authorised Financial Adviser inrespect of your investment in an <strong>OEIC</strong>, ISA or transfer of an ISA, youwill receive a notice of your right to cancel your investment andyou will have 14 days from the date of deal to exercise your rights.You may not get a full refund of your money if the value of yourinvestment has fallen between the date your money was investedand the date we receive the cancellation notice.DISTRIBUTIONSEach individual fund distributes or accumulates substantially all itsincome. The annual income payment date for each individual fundis 31 October. Payment or accumulation of income will be madeon or before this date every year. The ex-dividend date and recorddate is the first day of the month following the end of the previousaccounting reference period. Interim payment dates, whereapplicable, are set out in the details of each fund in the Key<strong>Fund</strong> Data.Any distributions which remain unclaimed for a period of six yearsafter having become due for payment shall be forfeited and shallrevert to the Company. Distributions for Accumulation shareswill automatically be added to the capital of the fund and will bereflected in the value of each share. Distribution statements and taxcertificates will be sent to shareholders.WHAT HAPPENS TO MY INVESTMENT ON DEATH?Shares in any of the funds form part of your estate on death andon production of the Death Certificate and the Grant of Probate orLetters of Administration, can be sold or re-registered in the namesof the Executors or Administrators of the Estate or a Beneficiary orin the names of the surviving shareholders.The tax benefits of an ISA cease from the date of death.IMPORTANT information• The tax benefits of ISAs could change in the future. These taxbenefits also vary between investors;• If you transfer into the <strong>Aberdeen</strong> ISA you should appreciatethat during a part of the period of transfer your investment willbe in cash. This means that until your cash is reinvested intothe <strong>Aberdeen</strong> <strong>Fund</strong>(s) of your choice you will not be exposed toany gains or falls in stock markets. Please note that the transfercan take up to 30 days;• If you exercise your right to cancel an ISA, the proceeds will bepaid to you, but you will lose the tax advantages of the ISA;• Transferring your ISA from another Plan Manager may incurdealing expenses or other fees.• If you transfer a Cash ISA into a Stocks and Shares ISA youwill not be able to subsequently transfer your ISA back to aCash ISA.In the case of income shares, payment will be made direct to theshareholder’s bank or building society account. If reinvestment ofdistributions is requested, the investment will be switched fromIncome shares to the equivalent Accumulation shares at no cost tothe shareholder. If Account details have not been supplied with theApplication, then the investment will be made in the Accumulationshares of the same share class. Distributions cannot otherwise bereinvested. Income cannot be paid out for regular savers.<strong>Aberdeen</strong> <strong>UK</strong> <strong>OEIC</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> <strong>Range</strong> Simplified Prospectus, August 2011 17