Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5458M

Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC

30 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:

…Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust 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:

… BlackRock Inc.…………..

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

… ………….....................................

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

……28/01/09………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

……29/01/09………..

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

………From 5% - 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
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0007838849  ORD shares 25p	13,949,207	13,949,207

	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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0007838849  ORD shares 25p	N/A	N/A	8,461,197	N/A	3.10%

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
8,461,197	3.10%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 8,461,197 (3.10%)

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 total voting rights figure of 272,489,897…………..

14. Contact name:

…Antoinette Quinn…………..

15. Contact telephone number:

……0131 275 3180………..

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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