Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

            BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc

(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 the notification obligation (iii):

Prudential plc group of companies

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Prudential plc
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

24 November 2015

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

27 November 2015

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 4% to 3% (see item 13)

(8). Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code):  Ordinary Shares – GB0008910555

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
     Number of Shares: 2,931,176
     Number of Voting rights(viii): 2,931,176

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
     Number of shares:
          Direct:  2,915,372
     Number of voting rights (ix):
          Direct (x):  2,915,372
          Indirect (xi):  

% of voting rights:
     Direct:  3.98%
     Indirect: 

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

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: 

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

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)
Nominal:
Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights:  2,915,372

% of voting rights:  3.98%

(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Prudential plc (parent company) – 2,915,372 (3.98%)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) – 2,915,372 (3.98%)

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:

As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc have moved from a 4% to 3% triggering this notification.  This disclosure gives our position under non-exempt rules where disclosure is required from a 3% level as our exempt holdings are below 5%.

(14). Contact name:

Kerry V Higgins
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 1089

27 November 2015