TIDMDSM 
 

Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Plc

LEI: 213800QMYPUW4POFFX69

Notification of major holdings

23 November 2023

 
  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing shares 
 to which voting rights are attached            DOWNING STRATEGIC MICRO-CAP INVESTMENT 
 (ii) :                                          TRUST PLC 
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark 
 with an "X" if appropriate) 
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Non-UK issuer 
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or 
 boxes with an "X") 
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                              X 
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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Other (please specify) (iii) : 
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
                                                First Equity Limited 
Name                                             William Black / Rath Dhu Limited 
City and country of registered office 
 (if applicable)                                Douglas, Isle of Man 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
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Name                                            Nortrust Nominees Limited 
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City and country of registered office 
 (if applicable)                                London, England 
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5. Date on which the threshold was 
 crossed or reached (vi) :                      22/11/2023 
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6. Date on which issuer notified 
 (DD/MM/YYYY):                                  23/11/2023 
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                                                  % of voting rights 
                           % of voting rights      through financial                    Total number 
                            attached to shares        instruments        Total of both   of voting rights 
                               (total of 8.          (total of 8.B         in % (8.A     held in issuer 
                                    A)                 1 + 8.B 2)            + 8.B)      (8.A + 8.B) (vii) 
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Resulting situation 
 on the date on 
 which threshold 
 was crossed or 
 reached                             4.763081%                               4.763081%                2,220,000 
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Position of previous 
 notification 
 (if 
 applicable)                         5.050600%                               5.050600% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
 the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
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A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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Class/type of 
 shares 
 ISIN code (if 
 possible)                                 Number of voting rights (ix)                      % of voting rights 
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                                 Direct                Indirect                   Direct             Indirect 
                                 (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                 (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1) 
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GB00BF0SCX52                         2,220,000                        0                   4.73081%            0 
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SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                 2,220,000                               4.763081% 
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) 
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Type of financial          Expiration           Exercise/                Number of voting           % of voting 
 instrument                 date (x)             Conversion Period (xi)   rights that                rights 
                                                                          may be acquired 
                                                                          if the instrument 
                                                                          is 
                                                                          exercised/converted. 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according 
 to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) 
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Type of financial         Expiration            Exercise/                Physical or    Number of   % of voting 
 instrument                date (x)             Conversion Period         cash          voting       rights 
                                                (x) (i)                   Settlement    rights 
                                                                          (xii) 
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                                                                         SUBTOTAL 
                                                                         8.B.2 
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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 and/or the 
 financial instruments are effectively held starting with 
 the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity 
 (please add additional rows as necessary) (xiv)                                X 
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                                                 % of voting rights 
                                                  through financial 
                          % of voting rights      instruments if it     Total of both if 
                            if it equals or      equals or is higher     it equals or is 
                           is higher than the    than the notifiable     higher than the 
       Name (xv)          notifiable threshold        threshold        notifiable threshold 
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William Black 
 First Equity Limited 
 as investment manager 
 of Rath Dhu Limited                 4.763081%                                    4.763081% 
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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Name of the proxy holder 
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The number and % of voting rights 
 held 
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The date until which the voting rights 
 will be held 
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11. Additional information (xvi) 
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Place of completion  London, UK 
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Date of completion   23/11/2023 
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