Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9506Z
F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC
13 March 2013
 



 

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:

 

F&C US 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:

 

F&C Asset Management plc

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

 

See box 9 below

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

 

 

7th March 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

 

13 March 2013

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

 

 

16%

 

 

 

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ISIN GB0003463402 ord GBP 0.25

 

3,823,911

3,823,911

3,783,911

-

3,783,911

-

15.84%


 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

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

 -





 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

 

 -





Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,783,911

15.84%

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

F&C Asset Management plc:-




Client

No. of voting rights

% of total voting rights

Registration name

Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust

3,783,911

15.84%

Chase Nominees Limited

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of proxy holder:

 

F&C Asset Management plc

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:

 

Figures Based on ISC of 23,884,135

14 Contact name:

 

Natalia de Sousa

15. Contact telephone name:

 

020 7628 8000

 


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
END
 
 
HOLMMGMFVFVGFZM
UK 100

Latest directors dealings