F&C Private Equity Trust PLC Holding(s) in Company (8490S)

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RNS Number : 8490S

F&C Private Equity Trust PLC

05 December 2012

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares     F&C Private Equity Trust plc 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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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 
  to the notification obligation:         F&C Asset Management plc 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 
  different from 3.):                     See box 9 below 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed       4(th) December 2012 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
                                          5(th) December 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                             19% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of         Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
  shares                to the triggering 
                        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 
                        Shares       Voting 
                                     Rights 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  -------------  ------------------------  --------------------- 
                                                 Direct         Direct     Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  -------------  ---------  -------------  ---------  ---------- 
 ISIN GB0030738271 
  B Ordinary shs       13,848,755   13,848,755   13,348,755     -          13,348,755     -          18.47% 
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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         Conversion    rights that may          rights 
                                   Period        be 
                                                 acquired if the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
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  - 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
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 - 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 13,348,755                18.47% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 
  rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, 
  if applicable: 
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  F&C Asset Management 
    plc:- 
                                             % of total 
                             No. of voting    voting 
   Client                     rights          rights      Registration name 
   Friends Provident Main                                 HSBC GS Nominees 
    Fund                     10,826,081      14.98%        Limited 
   No other client holds 
    over 3% 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of proxy holder:            F&C Asset Management plc 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder 
  will cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:    Calculation based on total voting 
                                 rights of 72,282,273 
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 14 Contact name:               Steven Ross 
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 15. Contact telephone name:    0207 628 8000 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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