Holding(s) in Company

Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Plc
LEI: 213800QMYPUW4POFFX69
Notification of major holdings
19 December 2023

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:

DOWNING STRATEGIC MICRO-CAP INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)

UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify) iii: Asset Value Investors Ltd has assumed the Investment Management role from Premier Fund Managers for the shareholders and therefore is required to make a disclosure

X

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Asset Value Investors Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, England

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v

Name

Northern Trust Nominees – account WCWO01; and JP Morgan – Chase Nominees Limited CREST: BO01 – Account FGG38

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, England

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:

15/12/2023

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

19/12/2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

7.080256%

0.00

7.080256%

3,300,000

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct (DTR5.1)

Indirect (DTR5.2.1)

Direct (DTR5.1)

Indirect (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BF0SCX52

3,300,000

0

7.080256

0

SUBTOTAL 8. A

3,300,000

7.080256%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date x

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date x

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash Settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii				X
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv
Name xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information xvi
Please note this notification is being made largely due to a transfer of duties from Premier Fund Managers Ltd to AVI Global Investors (AVI).

Place of completion	London, UK
Date of completion	19/12/2023