31st Oct 2007 16:53
Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC31 October 2007 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): ...Scottish Mortgage Investment 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: ................. An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ...... ........... Other ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): ...Legal & General Group PLC............... 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (v): ...17 October 2007.............. 6. Date on which issuer notified: ...30 October 2007.............. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ...3% to 4%.............. 8. Notified details: ................. 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 CODE Ord 25p 9,858,900 9,858,900 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 CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect Ord 25p 11,177,313 11,177,313 0.00 4.05 0.00 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 Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 11,177,313 4.05 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (11,177,313 - 4.05% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(Direct) (LGIMHD) (9,826,942 - 3.56% = PMC) (LGIH)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS &(PMC) (9,826,942 - 3.56% = PMC) LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) 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: Please note this notification from Legal & General was delayed due to asubstantial amount of new business which has come from an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact name: ...Lynn Mathewson.............. 15. Contact telephone number: ...0131 275 3185.............. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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