Holding(s) in Company

Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC
17 October 2023
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0007836132

Issuer Name

THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Minneapolis

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

Name

City of registered office

Country of registered office

CHASE NOMINEES LTD



5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

13-Oct-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

17-Oct-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

10.000000

0.000000

10.000000

2423263

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

9.086000

0.000000

9.086000


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)

GB0007836132

0

2423263

0.000000

10.000000

Sub Total 8.A

2423263

10.000000%

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

 





Sub Total 8.B1




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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.


0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

10.000000

0.000000

10.000000%

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

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Effective from 4th July 2022, some entities within Ameriprise Financial, Inc. have had their Legal names updated.

These name changes represent the further branding integration of (formerly) BMO Asset Management into Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Whilst BMO Asset Management legal entity names are changing, the legal status, office address and contact details will remain unchanged. The Company's business remains fundamentally unaffected by this change and all contracts with existing customers will remain unaltered, with corresponding obligations and rights assumed under the new name.

The change is reflected in the chain of control.

BMO Global Asset Management (Europe) Ltd changed name to Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited
BMO Asset Management (Holdings) plc changed name to Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc
BMO AM Group (Holdings) Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited
BMO AM Group (Management) Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited
BMO AM Holdings Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited
BMO Asset Management Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

12. Date of Completion

17-Oct-2023

13. Place Of Completion

Swindon, UK

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