Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3499U

Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC

13 May 2008

 

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:

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC

2. Reason for the notification 

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: 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: 

Other (please specify) : 

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

Barclays PLC

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

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Barclays Private Bank Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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

12 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 May 2008

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

5% to 3%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
GB00007838849	Number of shares 13,695,333	Number of voting rights  13,695,333

	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
GB00007838849	Direct     9,896,103	Direct  0	Indirect  9,896,103	Direct 0.00%	Indirect 3.61%

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
9,896,103	3.61%

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

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Barclays Private Bank Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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:

14. Contact name:

Lynn Mathewson

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 275 3185

 

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