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Standard Life Euro Pri Eqty Tst PLC13 August 2007 APPENDIX 3 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached (ii): Standard Life European Private Equity 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 theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other: No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): F&C Asset Management Plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): See box 9 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 27/07/07 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30/07/07 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 11% 8. Notified details: n/a A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)Class/type of shares if possible Number of shares Number of voting rights (viii)using the ISIN CODEGB0030474687 19,015,714 19,015,714 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODEGB0030474687 16,515,714 Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect - 16,515,714 n/a 10.33% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted.n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 16,515,714 10.33% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): British Assets Trust No of voting rights 5,000,000 % of total voting rights 3.13 Registration Name: Chase Nominees LimitedForeign & Colonial Investment Trust No of voting rights: 5,500,000 % of total voting rights: 3.44% Registered Name: Chase Nominees Ltd Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: F&C Asset Management Plc 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: n/a 14. Contact name: Valerie MacKenzie, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 313 6321 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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