Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust PLC
3 October 2011
Issue of equity
The Board of Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust PLC (the "Company") announces that it has issued, subject to listing, 22,003 Ordinary Shares following the receipt of elections to convert by holders of the Company's 3.5% Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 2018 ("CULS"). The Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares.
It is expected that admission to the Official List and commencement of dealings in these Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 6 October 2011.
Following admission, there will be 64,994,559 Ordinary Shares, with voting rights, and £24,947,766 nominal of CULS in issue.
Enquiries:
Gordon Humphries
Standard Life Investments
Telephone 0131 245 2735