Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8888A

F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC

08 February 2011

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			F&C Global Smaller Companies Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See item 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		04 February 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		07 February 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		See item 13

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0000175058

2,005,603

2,005,603

1,955,603

1,955,603

4.87%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,955,603

4.87%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Prudential plc (parent Company):                                                               1,955,603 = 4.87% -           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC - 1,925,603 -           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC - 30,000 The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc):                                                1,955,603 = 4.87% -           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC - 1,925,603 -           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC - 30,000
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	This disclosure now gives our position under non-exempt rules where disclosure is required from a 3% level as our exempt holdings have dropped below 5%.
14. Contact name:	Debbie Fish
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7628 8000

 

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