Braemar Stone Gifted to the British Garden at Hanover Square in New York by Aberdeen Asset Management

LONDON, July 5, 2010 - Aberdeen Asset Management ("Aberdeen") has gifted a granite stone from
the heart of Royal Deeside in Scotland to the British Garden at Hanover
Square in New York City. The stone and its plinth are one of the new features
in the garden which will be formally opened tomorrow (Tuesday 6 July 2010) by
Her Majesty The Queen. The granite stone replicates the 22 to 26 pound
"Braemar" stone which is thrown at Highland Games across Scotland and the
world. The Aberdeen Braemar stone is supported by a specially carved
limestone square pyramid plinth which shows the distance from New York City
to Aberdeen, Scotland - 3281 miles. The British Garden was created to honour
the memories of the 67 British subjects who lost their lives in the World
Trade Centre attacks on September 11 2001. The garden, situated in Lower
Manhattan, also celebrates the historic ties of friendship between the U.S
and the UK and aims to bring British heritage and arts initiatives to the
community and city of New York.

Gary Marshall, Aberdeen's Head of Americas says, "The British Garden is a
symbol of shared sacrifice and celebrates the common links between Britain
and the U.S which are deeply entwined. We at Aberdeen are proud to be a
corporate supporter of the British Garden - and to have a permanent reminder
of our connections across the Atlantic. We chose a Braemar stone to symbolise
the enduring strength of Scottish and British friendship towards the U.S.A.
No one will ever forget the loss of so many innocent people; including the 67
Britons. This sculpture symbolises that they all remain in our thoughts, but
that we also look forward to building upon the bond between our two
countries."

The garden reflects the whole of Britain in its design; with City of
London style bollards, paving quarried in Scotland and Wales and benches
produced in England which were completed in Northern Ireland. The Garden was
designed by Isabel and Julian Bannerman, leading British landscape architects
best known for their work for HRH The Prince of Wales and the horticulture
was adapted by Lynden B. Miller for the New York City climate. British
sculptor Simon Verity undertook the stone carving of the county map of Great
Britain.

Aberdeen Asset Management is only one of the many supporters of the multi
million dollar capital improvement project that has been supporting the
British Garden. Donations have been received from foundations, individuals
and corporations. Information on how to donate to the Garden can be found at
www.britishgarden.org.

Notes to editors

Picture Caption - Aberdeen Asset Management has donated a
Braemar stone and plinth to the British Garden at Hanover Square. The garden
will formally be opened by Her Majesty the Queen on Tuesday 6 July 2010.
Photography by Christopher Gabello.

City of London style bollards are just one of the reflections
of British design in the British Garden at Hanover Square which will formally
be opened by Her Majesty the Queen on Tuesday 6 July 2010. Photography by
Christopher Gabello.

Images of the Royal opening will be available overnight on
Tuesday 6th July - contact Beverley Tricker as below.

Aberdeen Asset Management is an independently-operated company
which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1991 and is
currently a FTSE-250 (mid-cap) company with a market capitalisation of GBP1.3
billion. The group presently employs more than 1,800 people worldwide and
manages over GBP170 billion.

The group has 31 offices located in 26 countries around the
globe with its main investment management centres in Edinburgh, London,
Philadelphia, Singapore and Sydney, and its property operation is
headquartered in Stockholm.

Key clients include leading national and corporate pension
funds, central banks and other investment institutions.

www.aberdeen-asset.com

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For further information contact: Beverley Tricker, Tricker PR, Telephone +44(0)1224-646491,
Mobile +44(0)7702-363039, Email btricker at trickerpr.com