Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                
                                                                              

 

                                                        Montanaro UK Smaller  
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of   Companies Investment  
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:           Trust          
                                                                              
                                                              Ord 10p         
                                                                              

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                Yes
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may      
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights     
are attached                                                               No 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to     
qualifying financial instruments                                           No 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           No 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Other (please specify):                                                    No 
                                                                              

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the               J O Hambro Investment  
notification obligation:                                Management Limited    
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from                             
3.):                                                                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the            30/06/2010        
threshold is crossed or reached:                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
6. Date on which issuer notified:                           01/07/2010        
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                 3%            
                                                                              

8. Notified details:                                                          
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Class/type   Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering      
of           to the triggering  transaction                                   
shares       transaction                                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
if possible  Number Number      Number     Number of voting % of  voting      
using        of     of          of shares  rights           rights            
the ISIN     Shares Voting                                                    
CODE                Rights                                                    
                                Direct     Direct  Indirect Direct  Indirect  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                  
 GB0006007560       1,049,095   899,095    899,095          2.69%             
                                                                              
                                                                              

 

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 be     rights      
                               Period      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       % of voting    
financial       price    date       Conversion voting          rights         
instrument                          period     rights                         
                                               instrument                     
                                               refers to                      
                                                                              
                                                               Nominal  Delta 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Total (A+B+C)                                                                 
                                                                              
Number of voting rights             Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                              
899,095                             2.69%                                    
                                                                              

 

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:                                                             
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
15. Contact telephone number:                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              

 


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