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NEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyNEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, July 28
| 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 | NEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC ORD 1P | |||
| 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 result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
| Other (please specify): | ||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | MITON WORLDWIDE GROWTH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | BONY OCS Nominees Limited | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 27/07/15 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28/07/15 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Above 3% | |||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofsharesif 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 | ||||||||||||
| GB0002631041 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,250,000 | 3.17% | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 2,250,000 | 3.17% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| 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: | ||
| 14. Contact name: | Capita Asset ServicesCorporate secretary and administrator for Miton Worldwide Growth Trust PLC | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01392 477500 | |