TIDMSSON

RNS Number : 2104Z

Smithson Investment Trust PLC

08 January 2020

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                  Smithson Investment Trust Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             X 
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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)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                              Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 
                                                    Rathbone Investment Management International 
                                                    Ltd 
 City and country of registered office             London, UK 
  (if applicable)                                   St Helier, Jersey 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 Name                                              Rathbone Nominees 
                                                    BNP Paribas Ltd 
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 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was                07/01/2020 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):    08/01/2020 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                               % of voting          % of voting rights        Total of both      Total number 
                              rights attached        through financial         in % (8.A +        of voting rights 
                             to shares (total           instruments                8.B)           of issuer(vii) 
                                 of 8. A)              (total of 8.B 
                                                        1 + 8.B 2) 
                         -----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached              4.99                     N/A                     4.99                  114,960,958 
                         -----------------------  ----------------------  --------------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)             5.01                     N/A                     5.01 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                  % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                          Direct                Indirect                       Direct                       Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive          (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                  (DTR5.2.1) 
                                         --------------------- 
 GB00BGJWTR88 
  ORD 1p            N/A                   5,739,467              N/A                                  4.99 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                      5,739,467                                              4.99 
                   -------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                     % of voting 
  financial          date(x)              Conversion              rights that may                      rights 
  instrument                              Period(xi)              be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of           Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or       Number of          % of voting 
  financial         date(x)               Conversion             cash               voting rights      rights 
  instrument                              Period (xi)            settlement(xii) 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
                                                                 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(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                    X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
           Name(xv)               % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both if 
                                    if it equals or        through financial       it equals or is 
                                  is higher than the       instruments if it       higher than the 
                                 notifiable threshold     equals or is higher    notifiable threshold 
                                                          than the notifiable 
                                                               threshold 
                               -----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 Rathbone Investment 
  Management Ltd                4.93                     N/A                    4.93 
                               -----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 Rathbone Investment 
  Management International 
  Ltd                           0.06                     N/A                    0.06 
                               -----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Port of Liverpool Building, Liverpool, L3 1NW 
 Date of completion    08/01/2020 
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