1. A Global Resource Investment Company and
Merchant Bank
Own a Piece of Our Experience
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January 2011 A Forbes & Manhattan Group Company

2. This presentation contains "forward looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward
looking information includes without limitation, statements regarding the proposed use of the proceeds of the financing, the receipt of
all necessary approvals, the outcome of legal proceedings, the issue of permits, the size and quality of the company’s mineral
resources, progress in development of mineral properties, future production and sales volumes, capital and mine production costs,
demand and market outlook for metals, future metal prices and treatment and refining charges, the financial results of the company
the future financial or operating performance of the Company, the prospective mineralization of the properties, planned exploration
programs, anticipated production schedule and terms and the availability and likelihood of future acquisitions. Generally, forward
looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is
expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of
such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be
achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and
social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; acquisition risks; and other risks of the mining industry.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. The
Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States. The
securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act")
or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S.
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
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3. Global resource investment company / merchant bank
Focused on private, micro- and small-cap resource companies
Unique, value-added approach to investing
Actively builds companies to unlock value targeting triple
digit returns over 2-5 years
Leverages Forbes & Manhattan’s infrastructure
and deal flow
Broad investment mandate in resource sector
First Class Performance (1 Yr=44% - 2 Yr annualized=66% )*
Significant exposure to gold in current portfolio
Exciting investments in other resource sectors
* Oct. 31, 2010 results
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4. Aberdeen’s Shareholders Own:
1. Investment Portfolio ~ $86 M
Market Value (Oct 31/10) ~ C$1.00* /share
*TSXV Index up 17% since October 31st
*Excludes value of two gold royalties
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5. 2. Gold Royalties paid quarterly > $500 K
Private investment upside Brazil Potash, Potash
3. Taking public to improve portfolio liquidity/value Atlantico, Temujin
Mining, Black Iron, etc.
Supporting next
4. Ongoing high quality deal flow generation of
investments
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6. Industry Leading Technical Knowledge
& Accomplished Financial Markets Professionals
Technical Legal Financial Admin /
Team Team Team Accounting
• Over 25 engineers • 5 full-time • Over 30 people • Over 15
• Over 25 geologists securities with expertise in accounting and
lawyers – M&A administration
• Expertise in all – Investment banking staff
mining, energy & – Corporate
agriculture products development
– Investor relations
Financing
World class team Proven track
Marketing
record
M&A
Actively building companies and creating value
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7. Active Investment Targets
Private
Micro-cap
Seed financings
Active role in management & BOD
+ 100%
From initial
Support financially in early stages
investment
Merchant Banking
Short-term investments
Bridge financing
+ 10% pa
Fee income + Warrants
Shells
Royalty Revenue
Provides upside to higher gold prices
$2.0 M -
Backed by 8 Moz reserves and $2.5 M
25 Moz resources
pa
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8.  Source high  Develop  Early-stage  Execute
potential business plan (pre-IPO) business plan
resource financing
deal
 Build  GO PUBLIC
management  AAB
 “Seed team/BOD participates
financing”
 AAB  AAB acts as
-Black Iron
provides care taker
-Potash Atlantico
managed management -Forbes Coal
risk capital  Identify capital -Aguia Minerals
requirements
Actively
-”S.A. Platinum”
-Pitchblack creating value
-Temujin Mining
for shareholders
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9. Our Active Strategy Lowers The Risk
1. We invest at “seed” level when valuation is at its lowest
• Often we are involved structuring the deal for ourselves
• Keep large warrant positions and/or debt for upside and
protection
2. We maintain active role as a company partner
• Assist management in early stages
• Leverage F&M network to recruit key operational people
• Retain board seat(s)
3. We offer diversification
• Diversified over number of investments (commodity exposure,
stage of development, etc.)
• Maintain financial flexibility for new opportunities while giving
shareholders good upside exposure to our successes.
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10. Aberdeen’s recent success:
$2.24 $1.97
$1.50
$0.48
$0.52
$0.20 $0.26
Avg Cost
Avg Cost
$0.34
$0.14 Avg Cost
Desert Sun Mining (Gold) Consolidated Thompson (Iron Ore)
Forbes &
Manhattan 3,750% return in 4 years 4,500% return in 3 years
success: $735M sale price to Yamana Gold Production commenced Q1 2010
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11. Asset Class
Public Equities & Warrants
By Commodity
Base Metals
Public
Equities
Cash
Bulks
Gold & Precious
Metals
Warrants
*(est.)December 31, 2010
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12. F&M “Forbes” Coal
(FMC-TSX)
 Export grade coal from two mines.
 Excellent infrastructure  close to ports
 Can TRIPLE production in 2-3 years, strong financial position
 Diverse product lines – both thermal and metallurgical markets
 Future growth projects in Southern Africa
 Thermal Coal Prices up 57% in the last 6 months.
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13. Temujin Mining
 World class licenses covering 3 of the most
exciting advanced projects on Oyu Tolgoi copper-
gold belt in Mongolia
 80 km strike length of strong copper and gold
anomalies on 6 licenses
 Limited drilling, no work done since 2005, vastly
improved geopolitical climate
 Drilling started August 2010 - $1.5 MM program
underway
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14. Aberdeen’s recent success:
$11.6M
$4.8M
$4.0M
$7.1M
$1.7M
$2.6M $2.6M
$0.7M $0.7M $0.2M $0.8M $0.9M
Current Cost Current Cost Current Current Cost Current
Cost Cost Current Cost
Price base Price base Price Price base Price
base base Price base
$0.63 $1.55 $4.14 $0.94 $4.14 $0.53 $0.10 $0.53
$0.26 $0.11 $0.63 $0.10
Current Performance Current Performance Current Performance
Shares Shares Shares
Vested Vested Vested
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15. Valuation (discount) and size are limiting factors to our business model
For our business model, AUM of $250 MM - $500 MM is optimal
• Establish new • Work on reducing • Continue to
fund(s) to raise discount to point maximize current
money at NAV and where we can raise asset base through
be paid as an asset money for accretive steady returns
manager growth • Sell royalty assets
• Transition into fund • Continuation of • Vest performance
management current business warrants
business model
Also will use share buybacks and dividends to further return value to shareholders
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16. Aberdeen compares favorably with the “better-known” resource investment
companies
Sprott Resource Pinetree Capital
Corp.
1.2x Shareholders’ Equity
(adj. Oct 31) 0.5x SE (est.) 1.0x SE (est. Dec 31)
5-10 positions 20-30 positions 400+ positions
• Large size, well financed, • Small market cap • Large size, liquidity
brand name mgmt • Combination of liquid • Holds many passive
• 40% in cash and gold public, private holdings, minority positions,
• Equity accounting gold royalties marked-to-market
(private holdings) means • ACTIVELY participates quarterly (good visibility)
revaluation events are with management to • Shareholders’ equity
rare optimize value and tracks TSXV index
• Heavily weighted to protect interests • Little to no impact for
agriculture and energy • Big investment wins individual positions
• Expensive management have a material impact
fees to shareholders
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17. Portfolio Leveraged To Gold And Junior Market
 Gold holdings have performed exceptionally well, but new
investments in iron ore, coal, agri-minerals and energy set to
continue the momentum in 2011
 Large warrant positions provide additional leverage
 Performance warrants to deliver huge upside over next 2 years
Private Holdings To Deliver And Unlock Value
 Amazon Potash to spin off three companies (Aguia, Potash Atlantico,
Brazil Potash)
 Aguia public, others in process
 Black Iron (iron ore) IPO in Q1, Sagres merger with private oil co.
 Temujin now drilling, will continue to incubate for huge potential
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18. Contact Details
David Stein Mike McAllister
President & COO Investor Relations
416-861-5812 416-309-2134
dstein@aberdeeninternational.ca mmcallister@aberdeeninternational.ca
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20. Share Structure Major Shareholders
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Shares Issued & Outstanding
Warrants
86.8M
37.5M
Management &
Directors
17%
(Exercise price $1.00, Expiry Date June 6, 2012)
Options 8.5M RAB Capital
Fully Diluted 132.9M US Global
TD Asset Mgmt
Share Price (Dec 31, 2010) $0.83 Luxor
Market Capitalization $72.9M
Sprott Asset Mgmt
52 week High/Low $0.83/$0.32
Shareholders’ Equity (Q3) = $1.33/share
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21. Strong m anagem ent w ith a DEP TH of ex perience in the resource sector and a P ROVEN track
record at building com panies from the seed level through to highly successful ex its
Management Team Board of Directors
George Faught, C.A. Stan Bharti, P.Eng.
Chief Executive Officer Executive Chairman
David Stein, CFA, MSc. George Faught, C.A.
President & Chief Operating Officer Director
Ryan Ptolomy David Stein, CFA, MSc.
Chief Financial Officer Director
Hon. Pierre S. Pettigrew
Director
Advisory Board Bernard Wilson, C.A.
Bruce Humphrey Director
Chairman of Investment Committee Mike Hoffman, P.Eng.
Director
Jean-Guy Lambert, MBA
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22. Investment Portfolio Top 5 holdings
1. Sulliden Gold
Value at (Oct 31, 2010): 2.
3.
Crocodile Gold
Temujin Mining (PVT)
20other investments
Agriculture
86M
4. Forbes Coal Oil & Gas
C$ 5. Avion Gold Mining
Top 5 holdings≈50% of Portfolio
Gold Royalties
8 Moz reserves Cash
1% gold NSR 25 Moz resources Always evaluating new
investments. Typical
Buffelsfontein Mine entry point:
US$2.2M
(Simmers & Jack)
Mine Waste Solutions Current net over next
C$ 1-5M
(First Uranium) 12 months
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23.  GOLD
 METALS
 BULK
COMMODITIES
 AGRI MINERALS
 ENERGY
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