TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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F&C Global Smaller Companies plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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As above |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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16 May 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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17 May 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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3% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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ISIN GB0007836132 GBP 0.25 |
893,517 |
893,517 |
911,017 |
911,017 |
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3.02% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
- |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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- |
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
911,017
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3.02%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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F&C Global Smaller Companies plc
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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Based on Total Voting Rights of 30,213,650 |
14 Contact name:
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Steven Davidson |
15. Contact telephone name:
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0131 538 6603 |