TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller
issuer of existing shares to which voting Companies Investment Trust plc
rights are attached (ii):
2. Reason for the notification (Please tick State Yes/No
appropriate boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial
instruments which may
result in the acquisiiton of shares already
issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting
rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Lazard Asset Management LLC
notification obligation (iii):
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Bank of New York, Inc - Dir Personal
from 3.) (iv):
JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT
Mellon Trust
Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody
Northern Trust Co
State Street Bank- Custodian - ETC
State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC
State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 14 January 2014
the threshold is
crossed or reached if different) (v):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 January 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Decrease from 10% to 9%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares if to the triggering transaction (vii)
possible transaction (vi)
using the
ISIN CODE
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting
Shares Voting shares rights rights
Rights
(viii) (ix)
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(x)
(x)
GB00B1FL3C76 6,433,623 5,326,740 5,226,740 9.823%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may rights
instrument /Date (xiv) be acquired if
the instrument is
exercised/
converted
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
5,226,740 9.823%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Legal & Compliance
Department
15. Contact telephone number: 0207 448 2165