North Atl.smlr Regulatory News (NAS)

16 Oct 2007 12:50

Oryx International Growth Fund Ld16 October 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii):Oryx International Growth Fund Limited 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( No ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( No ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( Yes ) Other (please specify) : ( No ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v):12 October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified:15 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:Holding increased through 28% due to conversion of 2,160,000 issued C sharesinto 746,949 Ordinary Shares. 8. Notified details:................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)possible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)"C" Shares Sedol: B17SDZ9 2,200,000 2,200,000 Ordinary SharesSedol: 0663016 6,368,741 6,368,741 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rightsCODE Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi)"C" Shares Sedol: B17SDZ9 Nil Nil Nil Ordinary SharesSedol: 0663016 7,115,690 7,115,690 28.67% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights7,115,690 28.67% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):Not Applicable Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder:N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:N/A 13. Additional information:None 14. Contact name:Jenny Hogg 15. Contact telephone number:0207 747 5681 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange