Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4539E

Standard Life UK Small.Co's Tst PLC

26 September 2008

 



APPENDIX 3

TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

    Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust PLC

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other: No

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

    Advance UK Trust Plc

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

Nortrust Nominees Limited

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

    25/09/08

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

    26/09/08

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

    3%

8.     Notified details:

    n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares GB0002959582	Number of shares 1,000,000	Number of voting Rights (viii) 1,000,000

  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
Ordinary Shares GB0002959582	Below 3%	Direct (x) Below 3%	Indirect (xi) 0a	Direct Below 3%	Indirect 0

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 1,000,000

% of voting rights Below 3%

9.     Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

    n/a

11.     Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

    n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

    n/a

13.     Additional information:

    Progressive European Markets Limited is investment manager to Advance UK Trust Plc

14.     Contact name:

    Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretaries

15.     Contact telephone number:

    0131 528 4000

 

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