Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6286M

Standard Life Euro Pri Eqty Tst PLC

02 February 2009

 



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: No

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:  Increase in number of voting rights due to issue of new shares by issuer

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

        Alliance Trust PLC

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

        Allsec Nominees Limited

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

       28 January 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

30 January 2009

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

    5%

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)
Ord GBP 0.002 shares GB0030474687	8,000,000	8,000,000

  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
Ord GBP 0.002 shares GB0030474687	8,000,000	Direct (x) 8,000,000	Indirect (xi) n/a	Direct 4.98%	Indirect n/a

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 8,000,000

% of voting rights 4.98%

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

Allsec Nominees Limited is a nominee and subsidiary company of Alliance Trust PLC

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

    n/a

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:

    Decrease in holding as a result of issue of 881,040 Ordinary Shares on 28 January 2009

14.     Contact name:

    Valerie MacKenzie, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

15.     Contact telephone number:

    0131 528 4136

 

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