Aberdeen International Reports Value of Investment Portfolio and Cash of $0.56 Per Share for Second Quarter Ending July 31, 2014

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 21, 2014) - ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL INC. ("Aberdeen", or the "Company") (TSX:AAB) today announces that the value of its investment portfolio as at July 31, 2014, the end of its 2015 second fiscal quarter, was approximately $48.8 million including a cash balance of $0.3 million. This equates to a value of $0.56 per basic share outstanding based on Aberdeen's investment portfolio alone. This report of the portfolio value is not equivalent to the net asset value that has been previously reported by Aberdeen as it does not include assets and liabilities of the Company that are not treated as investments. Rather, this report refers only to the cash, equity investments (private and public), option-type investments (for example, warrants) and corporate debt/loans receivable of the Company.

The value of the investment portfolio increased in the value as at April 30, 2014 by approximately $4.6 million or 10.4 percent. Second quarter financial results are expected to be released on or before September 14, 2014, which include the Company's other assets and liabilities.

			July 31, 2014				January 31, 2014				July 31, 2013
Shares outstanding			87,349,422				87,349,422				85,551,422
			$		$/Shares		$		$/Shares		$		$/Shares
Cash on hand			336,160		0.00		868,267		0.01		1,929,014		0.02
Investments
	Publicly traded		23,705,948		0.271		17,216,988		0.197		19,985,561		0.234
	Private		18,426,598		0.211		20,075,953		0.230		20,409,748		0.239
	Non-trading warrants
		Intrinsic value	97,500		0.001		25,000		0.000		-		-
		Option value	228,696		0.003		545,909		0.006		489,716		0.006
			326,196		0.004		570,909		0.007		489,716		0.006
Portfolio Investments			42,458,742		0.486		37,863,850		0.433		40,885,025		0.478
Loans / preferred shares			6,019,966		0.069		6,902,617		0.079		7,913,532		0.093
Total			48,814,868		0.559		45,634,734		0.522		50,727,571		0.593

The Company also congratulates Sulliden Gold Corporation, which subsequent the financial period was acquired by Rio Alto Mining Limited by way of a plan of arrangement. As a result of the acquisition, Aberdeen now holds 7,612,500 shares of Rio Alto which has added significant value to shareholders.

About Aberdeen International Inc:

Aberdeen is a publicly traded global investment and merchant banking company focused on small cap companies in the resource sector. Aberdeen will seek to acquire significant equity participation in pre-IPO and/or early stage public resource companies with undeveloped or undervalued high-quality resources. Aberdeen will focus on companies that: (i) are in need of managerial, technical and financial resources to realize their full potential; (ii) are undervalued in foreign capital markets; and/or (iii) operate in jurisdictions with moderate local political risk. Aberdeen will seek to provide value-added managerial and board advisory services to companies. The Corporation's intention will be to optimize the return on its investment over an 24 to 36 month investment time frame.

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Cautionary Note

Except for statements of historical fact contained herein, the information in this press release constitutes "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities law. Such forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "plans", "proposes", "estimates", "intends", "expects", "believes", "may", "will" and include without limitation, statements regarding past success as an indicator of future success; net asset value of the Company; the potential of investee companies and the appreciation of their share price; the Company's plan of business operations; and anticipated returns. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others, metal prices, competition, financing risks, acquisition risks, risks inherent in the mining industry, and regulatory risks. Most of these factors are outside the control of the Company. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities statutes or regulation, the Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Mike McAllister
Manager, Investor Relations
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David Stein
President and Chief Executive Officer
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