Director Shareholding

North Atlantic Smlr Co Inv Tst PLC 23 September 2004 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC 2. Name of director C H B Mills 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest As in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) Issue of 249,440 ordinary shares arising on the conversion of 249,440 units of convertible unsecured loan stock 2013 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Conversion of Loan Stock 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 249,440 shares 8. Percentage of issued class 1.93% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10. Percentage of issued class 11. Class of security Ordinary Shares 12. Price per share 13. Date of transaction 17 September 2004 14. Date company informed 20 September 2004 15. Total holding following this notification 2,610,899 ordinary shares NIL CULS 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 20.19% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries BONITA GUNTRIP - 020 7747 5681 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification FOR AND ON BEHALF OF J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED AS COMPANY SECRETARY OF NORTH ATLANTIC SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Date of Notification 23 September 2004 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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