Merrill Lynch Br. SmallerCo Tst PLC
09 August 2005
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company:
Merrill Lynch British Smaller Companies Trust plc
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest:
HBOS plc
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
Beneficial and Non-Beneficial
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them:
Chase Nominees a/c CMIG (Fund 2314): 1,712,463 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd (Fund EQSTR): 131,000 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd (Fund EQINV): 750,000 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd (Fund EQPEL): 4,387,679 shares
HSDL Nominees Limited: 12 shares
State Street Nominees Limited (Fund BOSDF): 37,268 shares
State Street Nominees Limited A/C FE1F: 24,600 shares
State Street Nominees Limited A/C FE1G: 50,000 shares
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
385,949
6) Percentage of issued class:
0.76%
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed since last notification:
N/A
8) Percentage of issued class:
N/A
9) Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p each
10) Date of transaction:
Unknown
11) Date company informed:
9 August 2005
12) Total holding following this notification:
7,093,022
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
14.02%
14) Any additional information:
N/A
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Ms C Driscoll- 020 7743 2427
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification:
Ms C Driscoll
For Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Services Limited
Secretary
17) Date of notification:
9 August 2005
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