NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
1. Name of company
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC
2. State whether notification is in respect of a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) or both
DR 3.1.4R (1) (a)
3. Name of director/person discharging managerial responsibility
Peter McKellar - Partner of SL Capital Partners LLP which is the Manager of the Company
4. State whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
5. Indicate whether notification is in respect of a holding of the person named in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
As in 3
6. Class of security
Ordinary 0.2p shares
7. State the nature of the transaction.
Election to receive 299 scrip dividends instead of cash in respect of the final dividend of 0.1p per ordinary share.
Purchase of 125,000 ordinary shares into SIPP.
8. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
125,299 Ordinary 0.2p shares
9. Percentage of issued class acquired
0.078%
10. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-
11. Percentage of issued class disposed
-
12. Price per share
For the shares obtained via the scrip dividend - 99.1p (being the scrip dividend reference price)
For the shares purchased into SIPP - 100.75p
13. Date of transaction
The effective date for issuing the shares in respect of the scrip dividend was 29 January 2010, being the payment date of the final dividend.
Shares were purchased into SIPP on 29 January 2010.
14. Total holding and percentage holding of issued class following this notification
828,161 Ordinary shares, 0.5% of issued class.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Valerie Mackenzie (Tel: 0131 528 4136)
Date of Notification - 1 February 2010