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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09-30-2021
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: abrdn plc
Address: 1 GEORGE STREET
EDINBURGH, X0  EH2 2LL
Form 13F File Number: 028-18172

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Robert Haggerty
Title: Global Head of Major Shareholding Reporting
Phone: 44-122-440-4399
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Robert Haggerty AberdeenX0 11-11-2021
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 12
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 3,106
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 44,379,174
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-11020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc.
10 028-14115 Standard Life Investments LTD
11 028-20161 abrdn Capital International Ltd
12 028-15005 ABERDEEN STANDARD ALTERNATIVE FUNDS Ltd
2 028-11022 abrdn Asia Ltd
3 028-14936 Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd
4 028-16969 Aberdeen Asset Investments Ltd
5 028-06487 FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP
6 028-05167 Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC
7 028-00229 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO
8 028-16329 abrdn Capital Ltd
9 028-16269 Ignis Investment Services Ltd