NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
1) Name of company
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust plc
2) State whether notification is in respect of a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or DR
3.1.4R(1)(b) or both
Both
3) Name of director
Donald MacDonald
4) State whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with a person discharging managerial
responsibilities/director named in 3 above and identify the connected person(s)
As in 3 above
5) Indicate whether notification is in respect of a holding of the person named in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest
As in 3 above
6) Class of security
ORDINARY 25p
7) Name of the registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of
them (if notified)
Not notified
8) State the nature of the transaction.
Exercise of 2,000 warrants for Ordinary 25p shares
9) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
2,000
10) Percentage of issued class acquired
0.006%
11) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-
12) Percentage of issued class disposed
-
13) Price per share
100.00p
14) Date of transaction
13 October 2008
15) Total holding and percentage holding of issued class following this notification
127,000 ORDINARY SHARES, 0.40%
16) Date company informed
13 October 2008
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretaries (Tel: 0131 528 4000)
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Stuart Reid
Date of Notification - 14 October 2008