REG - Smithson Inv.Trust - Holding(s) in Company

Smithson Investment TrustAnnouncement

12/09/2025 18:00

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RNS Number : 2212Z  Smithson Investment Trust PLC  12 September 2025

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BGJWTR88

Issuer Name

SMITHSON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of
financial instruments; An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Jefferies Financial Group Inc

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

11-Sep-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

12-Sep-2025

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  0.433000                                              7.296000                                                                   7.729000                        8569474
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          0.410000                                              6.772000                                                                   7.182000

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 GB00BGJWTR88                                                                          480414                                                                           0.433000
 Sub Total 8.A                                480414                                                                                0.433000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                               exercised/converted
 stock loan/repo right of recall  Open                                         50874                                                              0.046000
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                                50874                                                              0.046000%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         6968                     0.006000
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         9755                     0.009000
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         10706                    0.010000
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         11408                    0.010000
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         11881                    0.011000
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         17948                    0.016000
 Swap                          22/10/2025                                   Cash                         19801                    0.018000
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         23462                    0.021000
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         42029                    0.038000
 Swap                          17/09/2025                                   Cash                         67487                    0.061000
 Swap                          26/11/2025                                   Cash                         400000                   0.361000
 Swap                          30/09/2025                                   Cash                         420870                   0.380000
 Swap                          12/12/2025                                   Cash                         564194                   0.509000
 Swap                          07/10/2025                                   Cash                         775000                   0.699000
 Swap                          28/11/2025                                   Cash                         1570000                  1.416000
 Swap                          08/10/2025                                   Cash                         1920729                  1.732000
 Swap                          23/12/2026                                   Cash                         2165948                  1.953000
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          8038186                  7.250000%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person     Name of controlled undertaking   % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                              than the notifiable threshold
 Jefferies Financial Group Inc.  Jefferies International Limited  0.433000                                                                    7.295000                                                                    7.729000%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

12-Sep-2025

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

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