Balanced Commercial Property Trust Regulatory News (BCPT)

For filings with the FCA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer F&C Commercialof existing shares to which voting rights are Property Trust Limitedattached:ii 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may resultin theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Investec Wealth &notification obligation:iii Investment Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 5th August 2014reached:v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 6th August 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or From 8% to 9%reached:vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringshares to the triggering transaction transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of votingusing of of of rights rightsxthe ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Directxi Indirectxii Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 68,157,851 68,157,851 68,310,991 9.00% GG00B4ZPCJ00 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument datexiii Conversion Periodxiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstrumentsxv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of votingfinancial price datexvii Conversion instrument refers to rightsxix, xxinstrument periodxviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 68,310,991 9.00% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned byInvestec Wealth & Investment Limited. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI14. Contact name: Senior Compliance Manager 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7597 1356