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

Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment 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: No

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

 

Other: No

 

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation ⁱⁱⁱ:

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's Fund Management Operating Subsidiaries

 

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): ^iv

Murray Income Trust PLC, UK Opportunities Fund, UK Equity Income Fund

 

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or  reached: ^v

05/02/10

 

6.         Date on which issuer notified:

08/02/10

 

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}

23%

 

8.         Notified details:

n/a

 

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
GB00B1GCL258	10,344,257	10,344,257

 

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
GB00B1GCL258	10,376,257	Direct	Indirect xi 10,376,257	Direct n/a	Indirect 21.68%

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 

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 xvii	Exercise/Conversion Period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
Sub Shares GB00B1GCL035				630,921	Nominal 1.32%	Delta

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights 11,007,178

% of voting rights 23.00%

 

 

9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xv):

n/a

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10.    Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

 

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:

Amanda Valentine

 

15.    Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4154