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RNS Number : 6739Z  Smithson Investment Trust PLC  17 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 financial instruments; An event changing the
breakdown of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

City of registered office (if applicable)

New York

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

 Name                                                        City of registered office  Country of registered office
 Saba Capital Arcadia Master Fund, Ltd.                                                 Cayman Islands
 Saba Capital Bluebird Fund, Ltd.                                                       Cayman Islands
 Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund                                               United States
 Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1, Ltd.                                                 Cayman Islands
 Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 2, Ltd.                                                 Cayman Islands
 Saba Capital CEF Special Opportunities Master Fund 2, Ltd.                             Cayman Islands
 Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II                                            United States
 Saba K Fund, LP                                                                        United States
 Stone Ridge Archimedes Sub-Master (Red) LP                                             United States
 I-94 Partners Fund LP                                                                  United States
 Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd.                                                         Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

15-Sep-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-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  0.794199                                              13.345683                                                                  14.139882                       15656013
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          0.789541                                              12.314522                                                                  13.104063

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                                 879356                                   0                                            0.794199                            0.000000
 Sub Total 8.A                                879356                                                                                0.794199%

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

 Sub Total 8.B1

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
 Total Return Swap             11/28/2025                                   Cash                         14776657                 13.345683
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          14776657                 13.345683%

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
 Boaz Weinstein                   Saba Capital Management GP, LLC
 Saba Capital Management GP, LLC  Saba Capital Management, L.P.                                                                                                                                                            14.139882%

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

16-Sep-2025

13. Place Of Completion

New York

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