13 Nov 2017 10:07
Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited (FCIF)
NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES
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13 November 2017
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The Company announces that it has received the following TR-1 Notification which is set out below.
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i | ||||||
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited | |||||
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | ||||||
Non-UK issuer | X | |||||
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | ||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | ||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||
Other (please specify)iii: | ||||||
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation | ||||||
Name | Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios | |||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | ||||||
Name | ||||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) | ||||||
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 08/11/2017 | |||||
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 10/11/2017 | |||||
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | ||||||
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuervii | |||
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 6.74 | 0.37 | 7.11 | 308,259,765 | ||
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 8.31 | 0.57 | 8.88 | |||
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii | |||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
Class/type ofshares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rightsix | % of voting rights | |||||||
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | ||||||
GG00BYYJCZ96 | 20,638,442 | 6.70 | |||||||
GG00BYNV2672 | 147,500 | 0.04 | |||||||
SUBTOTAL 8. A | |||||||||
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | |||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Periodxi | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is Exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||
Rights to recall lent shares | 1,128,768 | 0.37 | |||||||
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | 1,128,768 | 0.37 | |||||||
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | |||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Period xi | Physical or cash settlementxii | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | |||||||||
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") | ||||
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii | ||||
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) | X | |||
Namexv | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | |
Standard Life Investments Limited | 2.16 | 0.00 | 2.16 | |
Standard Life Wealth Limited | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | |
Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited | 4.33 | 0.37 | 4.70 | |
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | ||||
Name of the proxy holder | N/A | |||
The number and % of voting rights held | N/A | |||
The date until which the voting rights will be held | N/A | |||
11. Additional informationxvi | ||||
In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.
This disclosure is to reflect the fact that the underlying investment management entity Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited crossed through a notifiable threshold due to trading on 8 November 2017. The threshold crossed was 5% and Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited managed 5.11% shares in Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited prior to this crossing.
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Place of completion | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Date of completion | 10/11/2017 |
CONTACTS
Richard Boleat, Chairman
+44 (0) 1534 615 656
Richard.Boleat@fcincomefund.com
Secretary and Administrator
Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited
FundingCircle@sannegroup.com
+44 (0) 1481 739810
Media Contact
David de Koning
Natasha Jones
+44 (0) 20 3667 2245
press@fundingcircle.com
Corporate Brokers
Numis Securities
Nathan Brown / Harry Trueman
+44 (0) 207 260 1000
n.brown@numis.com / h.trueman@numis.com
Website
www.fcincomefund.com
Investor Relations
ir@fcincomefund.com
DEALING CODES
The ISIN number of the Ordinary Shares is GG00BYYJCZ96, the SEDOL code is BYYJCZ9 and the TIDM is FCIF.
The ISIN number of the C Shares is GG00BYNV2672, the SEDOL code is BYNV267 and the TIDM is FCIC.
The LEI number of the Company is 549300ZQIYQVNIZGOW60. This announcement falls under Class 2.3 of the DTR 6 Annex 1R classifications.
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ABOUT FUNDING CIRCLE SME INCOME FUND
The Company is a registered closed-ended collective investment scheme registered pursuant to the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended and the Registered Collective Investment Scheme Rules 2015 issued by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (''GFSC'').
The Company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with a sustainable and attractive level of dividend income, primarily by way of investment in Credit Assets as defined in the Company's Prospectus.
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