Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0888M

Schroder UK Mid & Small Cap Fd PLC

22 January 2009

 

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: (  )

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): (X)

Disclosure of holdings following the acquisition, by Lloyds Banking Group plc, of HBOS plc. This notification supersedes any notifications previously issued by Lloyds TSB Group plc and/or HBOS plc.

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

Lloyds Banking Group 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):

16 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 January 2009

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

Direct/Indirect 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
Ordinary Shares 25p GB0006108418	Number of shares N/A	Number of voting rights  N/A

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	Direct  (x)	Indirect  (xi)	Direct	Indirect
	36	36	3,448,935	N/A	9.542%

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
3,448,971	9.542%

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

3,000,000 shares (8.300%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). 

422,000 shares (1.168%) are under the control of Bank of Scotland plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

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:

Louise Richard

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 658 6501

  Date: 22 January 2009

 

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