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RNS Number : 7009B

Standard Life UK Small.Co's Tst PLC

08 October 2015

 

8 October 2015

STANDARD LIFE UK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

Issue of equity

The Board of Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust plc (the "Company") has today issued 669,513 Ordinary 25p Shares following elections by holders of the Company's 3.5% Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 2018 ("CULS") to convert GBP 1,588,511 nominal of CULS. The Ordinary Shares, which were issued out of treasury, will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares. The new shares will not qualify for the final dividend of 4.40p per share payable on 29 October 2015 (xd date of 24 September 2015) and is subject to shareholder approval at the AGM on 22 October 2015.

Following this issuance there will be 66,617,183 Ordinary Shares, with voting rights, and GBP 18,184,071 nominal of CULS in issue. There will also be 5,009,992 shares held in treasury.

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Company Secretary

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