Holding(s) in Company

Smart Metering Systems PLC

22 November 2023

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B4X1RC86

Issuer Name

SMART METERING SYSTEMS PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

GB

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Liontrust Asset Management Plc	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

20-Nov-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

21-Nov-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	13.896000	0.111000	14.007000	18684475
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	14.014000	0.110000	14.124000

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B4X1RC86	18535089		13.896000
Sub Total 8.A	18535089		13.896000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Securities Lending	Open		149386	0.111000
Sub Total 8.B1			149386	0.111000%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Liontrust Asset Management Plc	Liontrust Investment Partners LLP	13.896000	0.111000	14.007000%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

21-Nov-2023

13. Place Of Completion

London

 

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