TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 1. Issuer Details ISIN GB0000066554 Issuer Name ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLCUK or Non-UK IssuerUK 2. Reason for Notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Name Rathbones Investment Management Ltd City of registered office (if applicable)London Country of registered office (if applicable)United Kingdom +------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ |Name |City of |Country of registered office| | |registered| | | |office | | +------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ |Investec Wealth & |St Peter |Guernsey | |Investment (Channel |Port | | |Islands) | | | +------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ |Investec Wealth & |London |United Kingdom | |Investment Limited | | | +------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ |Rathbones Investment |St Helier |Jersey | |Management International| | | |Limited | | | +------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 4. Details of the shareholder +-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------- -+ |Name |City of registered office|Country of registered office| +-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------- -+ |Torch Nominees Limited |St Peter Port |Guernsey | +-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------- -+ |Hero Nominees Limited |St Peter Port |Guernsey | +-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------- -+ |Ferlim Nominees Limited |London |United Kingdom | +-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------- -+ |BNP Paribas Limited |London |United Kingdom | +-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------- -+ |Rathbone Nominees Limited|London |United Kingdom | +-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------- -+ 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 25-Oct-2024 6. Date on which Issuer notified 28-Oct-2024 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation +----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+ |. |% of voting|% of voting rights|Total of |Total | | |rights |through financial |both |number of | | |attached to|instruments (total|in % (8.A|voting | | |shares |of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |+ |rights held| | |(total | |8.B) |in issuer | | |of 8.A) | | | | +----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+ |Resulting |11.998200 |0.000000 |11.998200|10095274 | |situation on the| | | | | |date on | | | | | |which threshold | | | | | |was crossed or | | | | | |reached | | | | | +----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+ |Position of |12.071000 |0.000000 |12.071000| | |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 |Number of direct|Number of indirect|% of direct |% of indirect| |of shares |voting rights |voting rights |voting rights|voting rights| |ISIN code(if|(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) |(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) | |possible) | | | | | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ |GB0000066554| |10095274 | |11.998200 | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ |Sub Total |10095274 |11.998200% | |8.A | | | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ 8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a)) +----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/|Number of voting rights that may be|% of | |financial |date |conve |acquired if the instrument is |voting| |instrument| |rsion |exercised/converted |rights| | | |period | | | +----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+ | | | | | | +----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+ |Sub Total | | | | |8.B1 | | | | +----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+ 8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b)) +--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/conve|Physical or|Number of|% of | |financial |date |rsion period |cash |voting |voting| |instrument | | |settlement |rights |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 |Name of |% of voting rights|% of voting|Total of both if| |controlling|controlled |if it equals or is|rights |it equals or is | |person |undertaking |higher than the |through |higher than the | | | |notifiable |financial |notifiable | | | |threshold |instruments|threshold | | | | |if it | | | | | |equals or | | | | | |is higher | | | | | |than the | | | | | |notifiable | | | | | |threshold | | +-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |Rathbones |Rathbones |6.673600 | |6.673600% | |Group Plc |Investment | | | | | |Management | | | | | |Limited | | | | +-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |Rathbones |Rathbones |0.002000 | |0.002000% | |Group Plc |Investment | | | | | |Management | | | | | |International| | | | | |Limited | | | | +-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |Rathbones |Investec |5.293300 | |5.293300% | |Group Plc |Wealth & | | | | | |Investment | | | | | |Limited | | | | +-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |Rathbones |Investec |0.029400 | |0.029400% | |Group Plc |Wealth & | | | | | |Investment | | | | | |(Channel | | | | | |Islands) | | | | | |Limited | | | | +-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ 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 None 12. Date of Completion 28-Oct-2024 13. Place Of Completion Port of Liverpool Building, Liverpool L3 1NW
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