Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust plc Holding(s) In Company

 
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Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Plc

LEI: 213800QMYPUW4POFFX69

Notification of major holdings

07 February 2023

 
  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing shares           DOWNING STRATEGIC MICRO-CAP INVESTMENT 
 to which voting rights are attached:            TRUST PLC 
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark 
 with an "X" if appropriate) 
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Non-UK issuer 
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or 
 boxes with an "X") 
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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Other (please specify): 
 Reduced voting rights of issuer following transaction in 
 own shares                                                                                         X 
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
Name                                            Foresight Group LLP 
City and country of registered office 
 (if applicable)                                London, England 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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                                                Thames Ventures VCT 1 plc 
                                                 Thames Ventures VCT 2 plc - Ventures 
Name                                             share class 
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City and country of registered office 
 (if applicable)                                London, England 
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5. Date on which the threshold was 
 crossed or reached:                            07/10/2022 
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6. Date on which issuer notified 
 (DD/MM/YYYY):                                  07/02/2023 
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                                                % of voting rights 
                           % of voting rights    through financial                 Total number 
                            attached to shares      instruments     Total of both   of voting rights 
                               (total of 8.        (total of 8.B      in % (8.A     held in issuer 
                                    A)              1 + 8.B 2)          + 8.B)      (8.A + 8.B) (vii) 
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Resulting situation 
 on the date on 
 which threshold 
 was crossed or 
 reached                         21.04%               0.000            21.04%            10,388,813 
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Position of previous 
 notification 
 (if 
 applicable)                     20.98%               0.000            20.98% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
 the threshold was crossed or reached 
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A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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Class/type of 
 shares 
 ISIN code (if 
 possible)                                 Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights 
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                                 Direct              Indirect                Direct             Indirect 
                                 (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1) 
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GB00BF0SCX52                   10,388,813              n/a                   21.04%                n/a 
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SUBTOTAL 8. A                            10,388,813                                 21.04% 
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) 
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Type of financial          Expiration           Exercise/           Number of voting           % of voting 
 instrument                 date                 Conversion Period   rights that                rights 
                                                                     may be acquired 
                                                                     if the instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/converted. 
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n/a                        n/a                  n/a                 n/a                        n/a 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according 
 to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) 
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Type of financial         Expiration            Exercise/           Physical or    Number of   % of voting 
 instrument                date                 Conversion Period    cash          voting       rights 
                                                                     Settlement    rights 
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n/a                       n/a                   n/a                 n/a            n/a         n/a 
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                                                                    SUBTOTAL 
                                                                    8.B.2 
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
 obligation (please mark the 
 applicable box with an "X") 
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
 by any natural person or legal entity and does not control 
 any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly 
 an interest in the (underlying) issuer 
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 entity 
 (please add additional rows as necessary)                                        X 
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                                                   % of voting rights 
                                                    through financial 
                            % of voting rights      instruments if it     Total of both if 
                              if it equals or      equals or is higher     it equals or is 
                             is higher than the    than the notifiable     higher than the 
          Name              notifiable threshold        threshold        notifiable threshold 
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Foresight Group Holdings 
 Limited 
 Foresight Holdco 
 2 Limited 
 Foresight Group LLP                      21.04%                   0.0         21.04% 
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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Name of the proxy holder                          n/a 
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The number and % of voting rights                 n/a 
 held 
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The date until which the voting rights            n/a 
 will be held 
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11. Additional information 
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n/a 
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Place of completion  London, UK 
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Date of completion   07.02.23 
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February 07, 2023 13:27 ET (18:27 GMT)

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