21st Oct 2005 09:43
Minerva PLC20 October 2005 LETTER TO: MINERVA PLCDATED: 19 OCTOBER 2005 Minerva Plc - Ordinary Shares Aberdeen Asset Management PLC writes on behalf of its fund management operating subsidiaries* to inform you that their interest in the above company has increased by 700,000 shares. The total number of ordinary shares managed by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's operating subsidiaries is 18,067,768 shares representing 11.22% of the issued share capital of that class. A breakdown of our holding is provided on the following spreadsheet. * Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK Fund Management Subsidiaries Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited Edinburgh Fund Managers Limited Aberdeen Private Investors Limited Murray Johnstone Limited Deutsche Asset Management Limited Deutsche Asset Management Life and Pensions Limited DWS Funds Management Limited FROM: ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC Aberdeen Asset Management Plc and its Fund Management Operating Subsidiaries*Minerva PlcOrdinary 25p Shares Ordinary 25p Shares in issue 19-Oct-05 161,045,823 Fund Name Previous Holding Previous % Current Holding Current % MovementAberdeen International UK Opportunities Fund 21,000 0.01% 21,000 0.01% 0Dundedin Income Growth Investment Trust 700,000 0.43% 700,000 0.43% 0Dundedin Smaller Companies Trust Plc 200,000 0.12% 200,000 0.12% 0Edinburgh UK Tracker Trust Plc 13,500 0.01% 13,500 0.01% 0Aberdeen Global UK Opportunities Fund 145,000 0.09% 145,000 0.09% 0Aberdeen Global European Equity Fund 115,000 0.07% 115,000 0.07% 0Aberdeen UK Opportunities Fund 275,000 0.17% 275,000 0.17% 0Aberdeen UK Emerging Companies Fund 1,043,000 0.65% 1,043,000 0.65% 0Europa Managed Assets 2,100 0.00% 2,100 0.00% 0London Borough of Hounslow Superannuation Fund 295,000 0.18% 295,000 0.18% 0Royal Blind Asylum School 33,000 0.02% 33,000 0.02% 0Scottish National Institute of the War Blind 68,000 0.04% 68,000 0.04% 0Windsor Life - UKEY 1,700,000 1.06% 1,700,000 1.06% 0Aberdeen UK Growth Unit Trust 2,005,000 1.24% 2,005,000 1.24% 0Aberdeen Property Share Unit Trust 5,140,000 3.19% 5,140,000 3.19% 0Aberdeen UK Mid Cap Unit Trust 656,000 0.41% 656,000 0.41% 0Portfolio Pension Managed 9,000 0.01% 9,000 0.01% 0Deutsche Life UK Equity Fund 868,907 0.54% 1,215,195 0.75% 346,288DWS UK Small Cap Core Fund 652,610 0.41% 652,610 0.41% 0Deutsche Life UK Smaller Companies Fund 459,379 0.29% 459,379 0.29% 0DWS Inv I UK Growth Fund 372,336 0.23% 528,820 0.33% 156,484DWS Inv I UK Blue Chip Fund 331,606 0.21% 470,972 0.29% 139,366DWS Inv Inv I DWS UK Opportunities Fund 292,138 0.18% 414,916 0.26% 122,778Government Employees S/A Board 210,000 0.13% 210,000 0.13% 0Hampshire CC Superannuation Fund 202,268 0.13% 287,276 0.18% 85,008DT GS UK Real Estate Securities Fund 171,000 0.11% 171,000 0.11% 0DB (UK) Pension Scheme - UK Equities 100,082 0.06% 142,145 0.09% 42,063Dumfries & Galloway Council Pension 86,746 0.05% 123,203 0.08% 36,457Winterhur Life UK Limited 84,163 0.05% 119,535 0.07% 35,372Westminster City Council 80,679 0.05% 80,679 0.05% 0Wandsworth Borough Council Pension Fund 74,431 0.05% 105,713 0.07 31,282Deutsche Life UK Alpha Fd 72,689 0.05% 103,238 0.06% 30,549The London Borough of Lambeth S/F 65,720 0.04% 93,341 0.06% 27,621Waltham Forest Pension Fund 36,885 0.02% 52,387 0.03% 15,502Deutsche Global (X Aus) Propty - Europe 32,500 0.02% 32,500 0.02% 0The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 31,238 0.02% 44,367 0.03% 13,129Deutsche Selector UK Fund 30,757 0.02% 43,684 0.03% 12,927DB (UK) Senior GP Pen Scheme - UK Eq 29,556 0.02% 41,978 0.03% 12,422St Andrew's Hospital Pension Scheme 26,913 0.02% 38,224 0.02% 11,311The London Borough of Merton S/F 21,086 0.01% 29,948 0.02% 8,862Ockham Pension Scheme 18,383 0.01% 26,108 0.02% 7,725Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation 15,920 0.01% 22,610 0.01% 6,690Marathon Service (GB) Ltd P&L Asso Sch 14,658 0.01% 20,818 0.01% 6,160Leyland Bus Pension Scheme-Balanced Fd 14,298 0.01% 20,307 0.01% 6,009Aberdeen City Council Super No.2 Fund 14,057 0.01% 19,965 0.01% 5,908ODD Fellows Unity United W/R Fund 9,732 0.01% 13,822 0.01% 4,090DB Offshore Group Pension Plan 8,891 0.01% 12,628 0.01% 3,737R.N.I.B. General Reserve Fund 7,149 0.00% 10,153 0.01% 3,004Baptist Missionary Society Pension Sch 4,325 0.00% 6,143 0.00% 1,818ODD Fellows Insurance Fund 3,784 0.00% 5,375 0.00% 1,591Gibb Research Fellowship Trust 2,282 0.00% 3,242 0.00% 960Pensionenfonds Agfa A Gevaert Intl 0 0.00% 4,449 0.00% 4,449Permodalan Nasional Berhad 0 0.00% 1,550 0.00% 1,550Renold Common Investment Fund 0 0.00% 18,888 0.01% 18,888 Total Holding 16,867,768 10.47% 18,067,768 11.22% 1,200,000 *Fund Management Operating SubsidiariesAberdeen Asset Managers LimitedEdinburgh Fund Managers PlcMurray Johnstone LimitedAberdeen Private Investors LimitedDeutsche Asset Management LimitedDeutsche Asset Management Life and Pensions LimitedDWS Funds Management Limited This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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