Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6453R

Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC

04 May 2009

 



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

The Company has received a TR-1 containing the following information from Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 

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:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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

29th April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30th April 2009

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

Above 3%

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 -	Number of voting Rights  Below 3%

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	1,078,000	Direct 1,078,000	Indirect 0	Direct 3.57%	Indirect 0

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
1,078,800	3.57%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,078,800 – 3.57% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (987,800 – 3.26% = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (987,800 – 3.26% = PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

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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