Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9429F

Standard Life UK Small.Co's Tst PLC

15 October 2008

 



APPENDIX 3

TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust PLC

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other: No

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Aegon UK Group of Companies

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

n/a

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

14/10/08

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

15/10/08

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

2-4%

8.     Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares GB0002959582	Number of shares 745,257	Number of voting Rights (viii) 745,257

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
Ordinary Shares GB0002959582	1,295,257	Direct (x) 1,295,257	Indirect (xi) n/a	Direct 4.04%	Indirect n/a

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 1,295,257

% of voting rights 4.04%

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

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.

AEGON ICVC

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

AEGON UK Group of Companies

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:

AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc 

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd

AEGON ICVC

14.     Contact name:

Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretaries

15.     Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4000

 

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