Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1459G

Schroder UK Mid & Small Cap Fd PLC

17 October 2008

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Schroder UK Mid & Small Cap Fund Plc

2. Reason for the notification 

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

……………..

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

HBOS plc

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

See Section 9.

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

8 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 October 2008

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

Indirect increased to above 9%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Ord 25p	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0006108418	3,015,741	3,015,741

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	7,753	7,753	3,306,000	0.021%	9.147%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
3,313,753	9.168%

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

Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited* (Indirect) - 3,000,000 (8.300%)

(*- Wholly owned subsidiaries of HBOS plc.)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 36,143,690

14. Contact name:

John Spedding

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 658 3206

 

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