24 Sep 2010 15:41
TR-1: Notification of major interests in sharesi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
| Merchant Securities Group Plc |
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
| Yes |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
| No |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
| No |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
| No |
Other (please specify):
| No |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
| Gartmore Investment Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
| Fund Managing Company Gartmore Fund Managers Limited Shares held 3,020,000 % of Issued Share Capital 6.440% UK Registered Owner HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd Beneficial Owner Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/c Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies
Fund Managing Company Gartmore Investment Limited Shares held 3,097,005 % of Issued Share Capital 6.604% UK Registered Owner Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/c 2303 Beneficial Owner The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):v
| 22nd September 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 23rd September 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii
| 14% |
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | |||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB000B1FRQG0 | 7,499,505 | 7,499,505 | 6,117,005 |
| 6,117,005 |
| 13.043% |
B: Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
6,117,005 | 13.043% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information:
| All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 46,897,270 as provided by Exshare
E mail contact RDU@Gartmore.com
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14. Contact name:
| RDU |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 0207 782 2224 |