2 December 2025
abrdn European Logistics Income plc
Fourth capital distribution by way of B Share scheme
abrdn European Logistics Income plc (the "Company" or "ASLI") announces its fourth capital distribution under the B Share scheme.
Approved B Share Scheme
Following the recent completion of further asset sales, the Board has resolved to return approximately Euro 46.8 million (c.£41.2 million) in aggregate net sales proceeds to Shareholders under the B Share scheme.
B Shares will be allotted and issued to Shareholders pro rata to their holdings of Ordinary Shares as at the Record Date. No fractions of B Shares will be issued and entitlements will be rounded down to the nearest whole B Share. The B Shares carry only limited rights and full details of their rights and restrictions are set out in Part 3 of the Company's circular, dated 6 November 2024, available on the Company's website at www.abrdn.com/en-gb/asli under the Literature section.
No share certificates will be issued in respect of the B Shares, no CREST accounts will be credited with such shares, and no application will be made for the B Shares to be admitted to listing or trading on any exchange.
B Shares will be issued and redeemed by the Company's registrar, Equiniti. Each redemption will be at the option of the Company and undertaken shortly after issue. At that time, all B Shares in issue will be compulsorily redeemed and cancelled in accordance with their terms for an amount equal to the nominal value paid up on the B Shares.
Redemption proceeds will be delivered via CREST to uncertificated Shareholders and by cheque to certificated Shareholders.
Fourth B Share Scheme Distribution
Pursuant to the authority received from Shareholders at the general meeting held on 22 November 2024, the Board has approved the issue of further B Shares of one penny each. B Shares will be issued to Shareholders by way of a bonus issue on the basis of 10 B Shares for every 1 Ordinary Share held at the Record Date of 6.00 p.m. on 16 December 2025 (ex-date: 15 December 2025).
The B Shares will be issued and immediately redeemed on 17 December 2025, with redemption proceeds equivalent to 10.0 pence per Ordinary Share. Payments will be made on 30 December 2025 through CREST to uncertificated Shareholders or via cheque to certificated Shareholders.
This fourth distribution follows prior returns of 4.0 pence (20 March 2025), 12.0 pence per Ordinary share (13 August 2025) and 13.0 pence per Ordinary share (30 September 2025). Inclusive of this distribution, Shareholders will have received a total of 39.0 pence per Ordinary share, equivalent to an aggregate return of approximately £160 million.
NOTE: NO SHARE CERTIFICATES WILL BE ISSUED IN RESPECT OF B SHARES
Timetable for the Fourth Return of Capital
It is expected that the timetable will be as follows:
| Event |
Date |
| Ex-Date |
15 December 2025 |
| Record Date |
6 p.m. on 16 December 2025 |
| Issue and Redemption of B Shares |
17 December 2025 |
| Payment Date (via CREST/cheques) |
30 December 2025 |
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Circular published by the Company on 6 November 2024 which may be found on the Company's website unless the context otherwise requires.
| Enquiries: |
Aberdeen
Ben Heatley +44 (0) 20 7156 2382
Investec Bank plc +44 (0) 20 7597 4000
David Yovichic
Denis Flanagan
FTI Consulting +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
Dido Laurimore
Richard Gotla
Oliver Parsons