PR Newswire
London, June 19
| 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: | Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust 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: | Jupiter Asset Management Limited ('Jupiter') | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 29 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 18 June 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% to 4% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary Shares | 1,810,000 | 1,810,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,565,000 | 0 | 4.67% | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,565,000 | 4.67% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares are held in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | Issued share capital used - 33,475,958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. Contact name: | Lucy Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0203 817 1635 | |||||||||||||||||||||
