Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8930U

Standard Life UK Small.Co's Tst PLC

03 August 2015

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				NO
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 (COMPANY REDUCTION OF ISSUED CAP)				YES
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		AS ABOVE
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		28.07.15
6. Date on which issuer notified:		03.08.15
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0002959582

2,059,694

2,059,694

NIL

NIL

2,059,694

NIL

3.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,059,694

3.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:	The shares are held on behalf of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council by HSBC, in a nominee account.  Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) vote on behalf of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.
14. Contact name:	PATRICIA ROBERTSHAW, CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. MANDY KELLY, MAVEN CAPITAL PARTNERS UK LLP.
15. Contact telephone number:	CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (01274 433563). MAVEN CAPITAL PARTNERS UK LLP (0141 206 0124)

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	CITY HALL, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE BD1 1HY
Phone number & email	01274 433563 [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Correspondence address is: INVESTMENT SECTION, 2nd FLOOR ARGUS CHAMBERS, HALL INGS, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD1 1UP
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	AS ABOVE
Contact address	AS ABOVE
Phone number & email	AS ABOVE
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
THE RECENT REDUCTION IN ISSUED CAPITAL RESULTED IN OUR HOLDING PASSING THE 3% POINT
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

 

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