Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6114A
Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC
04 August 2008
 




TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

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

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES  INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):___________________________________________

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

Carrousel Capital Ltd  
Investment Manager
   

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

The Carrousel Fund Ltd and
The Carrousel 
Fund II Ltd 

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

01 August 2008   

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 August 2008

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

6.00 %   

  

8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares

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 viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

   

GB0009065060


4,685,000


4,685,000


5,129,030


5,129,030


   

6.20%

   


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

   

   

   

   

   


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights


5,129,030

    

    6.20%



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

Carrousel Capital Ltd's  Prime Brokers -JP Morgan and Citigroup hold the shares in nominees accounts.



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:

   

14. Contact name:

     Jasmine Yennek    

15. Contact telephone number:

   020 7529 5986

  Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

   Carrousel Capital Limited

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

     Hammond House
    117 Piccadilly
     London W1J 7JU

Phone number 

   00 44 20 7493 6518

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

   Legal Advisers: Dechert London


 

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable 

Full name 

   Jasmine Yennek

Contact address 

   Carrousel Capital Ltd
    Hammond House
    117 Piccadilly
    London W1J 7JU

Phone number 

   020 7529 5986

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Investment Manager to 
the Carrousel Fund Ltd and 

the Carrousel Fund II Ltd


C:    Additional information



Notes 


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