Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC Holding(s) in Company (9012N)

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RNS Number : 9012N

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC

21 May 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         Henderson Smaller Companies Investment 
  issuer                                              Trust PLC 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                   Prudential plc group of companies 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                            See attached schedule 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                            19 May 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                              20 May 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                              4% - 3% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                     transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number              Number        Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                 of                of                  of shares     rights                    (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                      Direct        Direct         Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)           (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  -----  ---  ------------  -------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB0009065060      3,117,854          3,117,854        2,897,854     2,897,854        0          3.87%             0 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration       Exercise/                       Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument              date (xiii)      Conversion Period               rights that may              rights 
                                           (xiv)                           be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration     Exercise/          Number of voting              % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)    Conversion         rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period             refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  -------------  -----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 2,897,854                                                        3.87% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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                                                 Prudential plc (parent Company) 
            The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
                                                                 Prudential plc) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                   N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                   N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                    N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                         Owen Smith / James Todd 
                                            M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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