Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8553Q
F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC
10 August 2010
 



                      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

9 August 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 August 2010

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

2,495,105

2,495,105

2,320,105

2,320,105


5.78%











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

2,320,105

5.78%



 

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):                                                               2,320,105 = 5.78%

-           Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 - 9,978

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC - 2,280,127

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC - 30,000

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc):              2,320,105 = 5.78%

-           Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 - 9,978

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC - 2,280,127

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC - 30,000

 

M&G Investment Management Limited

(wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited):                                               2,310,127 = 5.76%

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC - 2,280,127

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC - 30,000

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited):             2,320,105 = 5.78%

-           Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 - 9,978

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC - 2,280,127

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC - 30,000

 

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited

(wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc):                                                2,310,127 = 5.76%

-           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC - 2,280,127

-           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:

 

The notifiable position has not crossed a disclosable threshold. The notifiable position of 5.78% is an exempt holding under section 5.1.2 of the FSA's DTR Handbook.

 

The trigger for this notification is the movement from 6.19% to 5.76% in the non-exempt holding, which makes up part of the 5.78% notifiable interest.

14. Contact name:

Debbie Fish

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7628 8000

 


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