Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3295P

Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC

23 March 2009

 



The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc ('the Company')

The Company has received a TR-1 containing the following information from Lloyds Banking Group plc 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies 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 the notification obligation:

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

See section 9

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

17th March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19th March 2009

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

Above 8%

8. Notified details: 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc Ordinary Shares GB0007836132	Number of shares 2,411,028	Number of voting Rights  2,411,028

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc Ordinary Shares GB0007836132	2,422,486	Direct 35	Indirect 2,422,451	Direct 0%	Indirect 8.02%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
2,422,486	8.02%

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

2,402,898 shares (7.95%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (indirect interests).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:     

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 

…………..

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 

…………..

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Bridgette McDonald

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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