12 Apr 2010 17:08

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TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
 Dart Group Plc |
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 2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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 Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
Gartmore Investment Limited |
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
 See attached schedule |
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 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
  8 April 2010  |
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
 9 April 2010 |
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
 5% |
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8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares  |
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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 Indirect |
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 Indirect |
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 GB00B1722W11 |
 7,670,849 |
 7,670,849 |
 6,392,020 |
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 6,392,020 |
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 4.527% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments  |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments  |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  |
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) Â |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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6,392,020 |
4.527% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting: Â |
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10. Name of proxy holder: Â |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â |
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13. Additional information: Â |
All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 141,203,854 as provided by Exshare  Email contact RDU@Gartmore.com |
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14 Contact name: Â |
 RDU |
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15. Contact telephone name: Â |
0207 782 2324 |
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Attachment
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Fund Managing Co. |
Shares Held |
UK Registered Owner |
Beneficial Owner |
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Gartmore Fund Managers Limited |
1,817,767 |
HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd |
Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies |
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Gartmore Investment Limited |
2,272,591 |
Nortrust Nominees Limited |
Strathclyde Pension Fund |
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Gartmore Investment Limited |
596,662 |
Gartmore Growth Opportunities |
Gartmore Growth Opportunities plc |
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Gartmore Investment Limited |
1,705,000 |
Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303 |
The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited |
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