Aberdeen UK OEIC Fund Range - Alliance Trust

GlossaryAberdeen OEICAccountAMCApplication FormAuthorised Corporate Director or ACDBusiness DayCharges from Income/CapitalThe CompanyDealing DayDebt and debt-related securitiesDepositaryEmerging MarketsEquity and Equity-Related SecuritiesEx-Dividend DateForm of RenunciationFrontier MarketsFSAFSA RulesFund or FundsICVCInitial ChargeInstrument of IncorporationInterest/Dividend DistributionInvestment gradeInvestment ObjectiveAberdeen Investment Funds ICVC; the Company.An investment held under these Terms and Conditions.Annual Management Charge. A full explanation is available elsewhere in the SimplifiedProspectus under the heading “Charges and Expenses”.The application forms set out in this Simplified ProspectusAberdeen Unit Trust Managers Limited or such other person as may be appointed toprovide the services of Authorised Corporate Director.Means a day which is a business day in London, UK.Indicates whether charges are taken from the income or capital of the Fund in the firstinstance. For a full explanation please refer to the section elsewhere in the SimplifiedProspectus under the heading “Important - Risk Factors”.Aberdeen Investment Funds ICVC, the Aberdeen OEIC.Any day in which banks in London are open for business.Includes but is not limited to convertible and non-convertible corporate debt securities,preferred securities, fixed and floating rate bonds, zero-coupon and discount bonds,debentures, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, bills of exchange, commercialpaper and treasury bills.National Westminster Bank plc or such other person as may be appointed as Depositary.In investment terms, Emerging Markets are countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Malaysiaas well as other undeveloped regions of the world. They are known as Emerging Marketsbecause typically they are still developing their economies.Includes but is not limited to equities, depository receipts, convertible securities, preferredshares, equity linked notes (debt securities linked to the performance of an equity) warrantsand bonds convertible into common or preferred shares.Each sub-fund has an ex-dividend date (XD Date). The XD date is the date you need toinvest by to receive the first income payment or distribution from a Fund that aims toprovide income. After the XD date, you are not entitled to that particular income payment.A form used when investors sell Shares in OEICs. If you sell Shares in the Company, youmust ‘renounce’ the Shares held by completing and signing a form of renunciation.These are the least developed of the Emerging Markets. Jamaica and Kenya are examplesof countries that are considered to be Frontier Markets.The Financial Services Authority.The rules of the FSA as amended from time to time.A sub-fund of the OEIC to which specific assets and liabilities of the Company are allocatedand whose property is pooled separately from that of the other sub-funds and which ismanaged in accordance with the investment objective applicable to that sub-fund.Investment Company with Variable Capital. “Variable Capital” means there may be anincrease or decrease in the amount of capital in the investment company.A full explanation is available elsewhere in the Simplified Prospectus under the heading“Charges and Expenses”.The document on the basis of which the Company is incorporated.Indicates whether an interest or dividend distribution is paid.An investment grade security is an investment instrument which offers evidence ofdebt and is issued by an organisation that has a strong balance sheet and considerablecapitalisation.Each Fund has an objective that is summarised elsewhere in the Simplified Prospectusunder the heading “Key Fund Data for Aberdeen UK OEIC Funds (Class A Shares)” and setout in full in the full Prospectus.Aberdeen UK OEIC Fund Range Simplified Prospectus, August 2011 33