Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the            Small Companies Dividend Trust
underlying issuer of existing shares to                    PLC
which voting rights are attached:

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         X
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued
to which voting rights are attached
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 
Other (please
specify):
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the   Henderson Global Investors Limited
notification obligation:
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.):
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on     24 August 2009
which the threshold is crossed or reached:
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:          25 August 2009
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or     10%
reached:
 
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
shares         to the triggering   transaction
               transaction
 
if possible
using
the ISIN CODE
               Number    Number    Number     Number of voting      % of voting rights
               of        of        of shares  rights
               Shares    Voting
                         Rights
                                   Direct     Direct     Indirect   Direct   Indirect
 25p Ordinary                      1,760,497  1,760,497             10.83
    Share
 
 GB0006615826
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/   Number of voting  % of voting
instrument        date       Conversion  rights that may   rights
                             Period      be
                                         acquired if the
                                         instrument is
                                         exercised/
                                         converted.
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of        Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/    Number of voting % of voting
financial      price      date        Conversion   rights           rights
instrument                            period       instrument
                                                   refers to
                                                                     Nominal   Delta
 
Total (A+B+C)
 
Number of voting rights           Percentage of voting rights
            1,760,497                        10.83

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 
Proxy Voting:
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder
will cease to hold:
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease
to hold voting rights:
 
13. Additional information:
 
14. Contact name:                         Vina Patel
 
15. Contact telephone number:            020 7818 6439