TIDMSMT

RNS Number : 3487M

Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC

13 September 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 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                                     Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                                                 PLC 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii)                         Legal Entity Identifier: 213800G37DCS3Q9IJM38 
  : 
                                                             ----------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                             ----- 
 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                                                           X 
                                                                                                             ----- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                             ----- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                             ----- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                         BlackRock, Inc. 
 City and country of registered office                        Wilmington, DE, USA 
  (if applicable) 
 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                           12/09/2019 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
                                                             ----------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               13/09/2019 
                                                             ----------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting        % of voting rights       Total of both      Total number 
                            rights attached       through financial         in % (8.A +       of voting rights 
                            to shares (total         instruments               8.B)           of issuer(vii) 
                                of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                     1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  -------------------  ---------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               4.87%               0.12%                    5.00%                1,484,780,880 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  -------------------  ---------------------- 
 Position of               Below 5%            Below 5%                 Below 5% 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  -------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of         Number of voting rights(ix)                              % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                               Direct                      Indirect                      Direct                  Indirect 
                         (Art 9 of Directive         (Art 10 of Directive          (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                             2004/109/EC)                2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                               (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                            (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                ----------------------------- 
 GB00BLDYK618                                    72,347,751                                                4.87% 
                      ------------------------  -----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                               72,347,751                                              4.87% 
                      -------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of financial     Expiration   Exercise/                            Number of voting                  % of voting 
  instrument            date(x)      Conversion Period(xi)                rights that may                   rights 
                                                                          be acquired if 
                                                                          the instrument 
                                                                          is 
                                                                          exercised/converted. 
                      -----------  -----------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Securities Lending                                                      10,573                            0.00% 
                      -----------  -----------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
                                    SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                  10,573                0.00% 
                                   -----------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 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           Expiration       Exercise/               Physical or              Number of             % of voting 
 financial          date(x)          Conversion              cash                     voting rights         rights 
 instrument                          Period (xi)             settlement(xii) 
                  ---------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
 Cash Settled 
  Call Option 
  (GB00BLDYK618)    25/10/2021                               Cash                    1,911,373             0.12% 
                  ---------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
                                                            SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                1,911,373         0.12% 
                                                           -----------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 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) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                  X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
     Name(xv)        % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                       if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                      is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                     notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                             than the notifiable 
                                                  threshold 
                   ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 See Attachment 
                   ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                           ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                           ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                           ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information(xvi) 
 
   BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 
 
   Jana Blumenstein 
 
 
   020 7743 3650 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. 
 Date of completion    13 September, 2019 
                      ---------------------------------------------- 
 

Section 9 Attachment

 
             Name(xv)                % of voting rights   % of voting rights      Total of both 
                                       if it equals or     through financial       if it equals 
                                       is higher than       instruments if         or is higher 
                                       the notifiable        it equals or       than the notifiable 
                                          threshold         is higher than           threshold 
                                                            the notifiable 
                                                               threshold 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco 
  Pte. Ltd. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock HK Holdco Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management 
  North Asia Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Cayman 1 LP 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Cayman West Bay 
  Finco Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Cayman West Bay 
  IV Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Finance Europe Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Investment Management 
  (UK) Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock International Holdings, 
  Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BR Jersey International Holdings 
  L.P. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Cayman 1 LP 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Cayman West Bay 
  Finco Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Cayman West Bay 
  IV Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Finance Europe Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Trident Merger, LLC 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 BlackRock Investment Management, 
  LLC 
                                    -------------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 

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