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RathbonesAnnouncement

11/12/2015 11:51

RNS Number : 8186I
Aberdeen Smaller Co's High Inc Tst
11 December 2015
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:(ii)
Aberdeen Smaller Companies High Income Trust plc
2.  Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other (please specify): No
3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: (iii)
Rathbone Brothers Plc
4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): (iv)
Rathbone Brothers Plc
Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
Rathbones Unit Trust Management Ltd
5.  Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)
8 December 2015
6.  Date on which issuer notified:
10 December 2015
7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi, vii)
5%
8.  Notified details:
A:  Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction:
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of
shares
Number of
voting rights
GB0008063728
n/a
1,134,034
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of
shares

Number of
voting rights
% of
voting rights (x)

GB0008063728
Direct
n/a
Direct
n/a
Indirect (xi)
1,110,612
Direct
n/a
Indirect
4.99%
B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
Date (xiii)
Exercise/
Conversion
Period/ Date (xiv)
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
% of voting rights
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
C:  Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise
price
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion
period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of
voting rights
(xix, xx)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Nominal
Delta
n/a
n/a
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights

1,110,612
% of voting rights

4.99%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Rathbone Brothers Plc*
Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 3.08%
Rathbones Unit Trust Management Ltd 1.90%
* Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.


Proxy Voting:
10.  Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
 N/A
13.  Additional information:
Total Voting Rights used as demominator: 22,109,765
14.  Contact name:
Valerie MacKenzie, Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd
15.  Contact telephone number:
0131 528 4136

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