RNS Number : 0888G Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC 27 September 2024 TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 1. Issuer Details ISIN GB0007836132 Issuer Name THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC UK or Non-UK Issuer UK 2. Reason for Notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Name City of London Investment Management Company Limited City of registered office (if applicable) London Country of registered office (if applicable) United Kingdom 4. Details of the shareholder Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above City of registered office (if applicable) Country of registered office (if applicable) 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 25-Sep-2024 6. Date on which Issuer notified 27-Sep-2024 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 8A. Voting rights attached to shares 8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a)) 8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b)) 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary) 10. In case of proxy voting 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 12. Date of Completion 27-Sep-2024 13. Place Of Completion United Kingdom This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END HOLPPUQUBUPCGAM