Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9441A

Montanaro European Smaller C.TstPLC

26 March 2013

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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:

Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

yes

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

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

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

Bny Mellon	343,800
Northern Trust	379,600
State Street	159,600

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

March 22, 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

March 25, 2013

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

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

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0004543517

793,000

883,000

5.31%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

883,000

5.31%

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


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:	Steven Ross
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7628 8000