REG - Aberdeen Asia Focus - Compliance with Market Abuse Regulation

RNS Number : 3505T Aberdeen Asia Focus plc 17 February 2026 ABERDEEN ASIA FOCUS PLC (the "Company")Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493000FBZP1J92OQY70The Company announces that it is satisfied, by virtue of the points listed below, that all inside information which the Directors and the Company may have in the closed period (as defined by the EU Market Abuse Regulation) which ends on the date of the announcement of the Half Yearly Report for the period ended 31 January 2026 has been notified to a Regulated Information Service ("RIS"). The Company is therefore not prohibited from dealing in its own securities during this period.In so stating the Company has regard to:1) the announcement on 5 February 2026 of the net asset value per share as of the close of business on 31 January 2026;2) the Company's belief, following reasonable enquiries, that there will be no material difference between the information published on 5 February 2026 and that to be included in the forthcoming announcement of the Half Year Report;3) the Company's practice of calculating net asset values per share each business day and the announcement of these net asset values to an RIS;4) there being no other unpublished information which constitutes price-sensitive information in respect of the Company's securities; and5) there being no unquoted investments within the Company's portfolio.abrdn Holdings LimitedCompany Secretary17 February 2026This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END MSCGPUPPPUPQGUM