JUS.L Regulatory News (JUS)

9 Sep 2005 15:37

F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC09 September 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company F&C US Smaller Companies PLC 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Close Wealth Management Limited 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of anon-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Non-Beneficial as in 2 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them N/A 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 522,990 6) Percentage of issued class 2.17% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued class N/A 9) Class of security ordinary shares of 25p 10) Date of transaction 7 September 2005 11) Date company informed 9 September 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 1,069,341 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.44% 14) Any additional informationThe interests arise by virtue of the discretionary management of the aboveshares under written agreements with the beneficial owners of the shares. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Mr R G Short - 0207 770 5209 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification Mr R G ShortFor and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary Date of notification: 9 September 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange