Last checked at 25 Feb 2011 10:06
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Merchant Securities Group plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
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 thenotification 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: 5.889% UK Registered owner: HSBC Global Custody Nominee Limited Beneficial owner: Gartmore Fund Managers Limited A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies
Fund Managing Company Gartmore Investment Limited Shares held: 2,000,000 % of issued share capital: 3.900% UK Registered owner: Vidacos Nominees Limited A/C 2303 Beneficial owner: The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 23rd February 2011 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24th February 2011 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed: vi, vii | 10% | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB000B1FRQG0 | 6,067,005 | 6,067,005 | 5,020,000 | 5,020,000 | 9.790% | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
5,020,000 | 9.790% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information:
Email : paul.chapman@merchantsecurities.co.uk
| All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 51,278,428 as provided by Exshare
E mail contact RDU@Gartmore.com
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14. Contact name: |
RDU | |
15. Contact telephone number: |
0207 782 2324 | |