PR Newswire
London, July 29
TR-1 (i) 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): | Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc |
| 2. Reason for the notification | 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 | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
| Other (please specify): Change in issued share capital |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): | 1607 Capital Partners, LLC |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): | Northern Trust 2,882,644 BNY Mellon 2,016,851 State Street 735,776 |
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): | 23 July 2015 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 29 July 2015 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 11% |
| 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 (vi) | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights (viii) | Number of shares | Number of voting rights (ix) | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct (x) | Indirect (x) | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB00B1FL3C76 | 6,060,271 | 6,060,271 | 5,635,271 | 10.59% | |||
B: Qualifying 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 |
| None |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
Same as A |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
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: | |
| 14. Contact name: | Kelly Nice |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0203 753 1000 |
