Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(s) in Company
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0000066554
Issuer
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
4. Details of the shareholder
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
6. Date on which Issuer notified
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
_____________________________________________________________________________ | | |% of voting | | | | |% of voting |rights through |Total of both|Total number of| |. |rights attached|financial |in % (8.A + |voting rights | | |to shares |instruments |8.B) |held in issuer | | |(total of 8.A) |(total of 8.B 1| | | | | |+ 8.B 2) | | | |_______________|_______________|_______________|_____________|_______________| |Resulting | | | | | |situation on | | | | | |the date on |4.983157 |0.000000 |4.983157 |4045357 | |which threshold| | | | | |was crossed or | | | | | |reached | | | | | |_______________|_______________|_______________|_____________|_______________| |Position of | | | | | |previous | | | | | |notification | | | | | |(if applicable)| | | | | |_______________|_______________|_______________|_____________|_______________|
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 |Number of direct|Number of |% of direct |% of indirect| |shares ISIN code|voting rights |indirect voting|voting rights|voting rights| |(if possible) |(DTR5.1) |rights |(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) | | | |(DTR5.2.1) | | | |________________|________________|_______________|_____________|_____________| |GB0000066554 | |4045357 | |4.983157 | |________________|________________|_______________|_____________|_____________| |Sub Total 8.A |4045357 |4.983157% | |________________|________________________________|___________________________|
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
_____________________________________________________________________________ | | | |Number of voting | | |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/conversion|rights that may be |% of voting| |financial |date |period |acquired if the |rights | |instrument | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/converted| | |______________|__________|___________________|___________________|___________| |Sub Total 8.B1| | | | |______________|______________________________|___________________|___________|
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
___________________________________________________________________________ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/conversion|Physical or|Number of|% of voting| |financial |date |period |cash |voting |rights | |instrument| | |settlement |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)
_____________________________________________________________________________ | | | |% of voting | | | | |% of voting |rights through |Total of both if| |Ultimate |Name of |rights if it |financial |it equals or is | |controlling|controlled |equals or is |instruments if |higher than the | |person |undertaking |higher than the|it equals or is|notifiable | | | |notifiable |higher than the|threshold | | | |threshold |notifiable | | | | | |threshold | | |___________|________________|_______________|_______________|________________| |RBC Europe |RBC Europe |4.924252 | |4.924252% | |Limited |Limited Nominees| | | | |___________|________________|_______________|_______________|________________| |RBC Europe |Linden Trading |0.007391 | |0.007391% | |Limited |Corporation | | | | |___________|________________|_______________|_______________|________________| |RBD Europe |The Corporation |0.028970 | |0.028970% | |Limited |Of Lloyds | | | | |___________|________________|_______________|_______________|________________| |RBC Europe |R & H Fund | | | | |Limited |Services |0.022544 | |0.022544% | | |(Jersey) Ltd. | | | | |___________|________________|_______________|_______________|________________|
10. In case of proxy voting
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
Figures based on total voting rights of 81,180,605 as per
The indirect voting rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.
This disclosure incorporates positions that were previously held by
12. Date of Completion
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13. Place Of Completion
