20 Jan 2010 09:47
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: (ii)
Standard Life European Private Equity 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 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a
Other (please specify): n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: (iii)
F&C Asset Management plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): (iv)
See Box 9 below
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)
14 January 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
15 January 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi, vii)
10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
| Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | ||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights |
| GB0030474687 Ord GBP0.02 | 16,767,245 | 16,767,245 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights (x) | ||
| GB0030474687 Ord GBP0.02 | Direct 11,767,245 | Direct11,767,245 | Indirect (xi)- | Direct7.31% | Indirect- |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv) | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights(xix, xx) | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | Nominal | Delta | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||||||
Total (A+B+C)
| Number of voting rights11,767,245 | % of voting rights7.31% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
| F&C Asset Management plc:- (or 3rd party manager) | |||
| Client | No. of voting rights | % of total voting rights | Registration name |
| Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust | 5,500,000 | n/a | Chase Nominees Limited |
| Remaining clients hold less than 3% each |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
F&C Asset Management plc
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:
n/a
14. Contact name:
Valerie MacKenzie
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 528 4136