Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9021U

Standard Life Euro Pri Eqty Tst PLC

20 May 2008

 

APPENDIX 3

TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

    Standard Life European Private Equity Trust plc

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other: No

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

            Merseyside Pension Fund

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

           

 

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

            Not notified

 

6.         Date on which issuer notified:

            20 May 2008

 

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

            3%

8.         Notified details:

            n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (viii)
GB0030474687		Below 3%

  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
GB0030474687	5,000,305	Direct (x) 5,000,305	Indirect (xi) -	Direct 3.13%	Indirect -

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 5,000,305

% of voting rights 3.13%

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

10.    Name of the proxy holder:

            Merseyside Pension Fund

 

11.       Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

            n/a.

 

12.       Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

            n/a.

 

13.       Additional information:

            n/a

14.       Contact name:

            Valerie MacKenzie, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

 

15.       Contact telephone number:

            0131 528 4136

 

 

 

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