6 Jun 2012 14:57
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
F&C Private Equity Trust plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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F&C Asset Management plc
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See box 9 below |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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31 May 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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01 June 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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21%, 20% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
ISIN GB0030738271 B Ordinary shs
| 15,598,755 | 15,598,755 | 13,848,755 | - | 13,848,755 | - | 19.16% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
- | ||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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- | Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
13,848,755
| 19.16%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
| F&C Asset Management plc |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
| Calculation based on total voting rights of 72,282,273 |
14 Contact name:
| Steven Ross |
15. Contact telephone name:
| 020 768 8000 |