Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3789T

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

27 September 2010

 



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):

Artemis Alpha Trust plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of 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):

Brewin Dolphin Limited

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

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

23 SEPTEMBER 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 SEPTEMBER 2010

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary GBP0.01 Ordinary Shares GB0004355946	1,497,026	1,497,026

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights (x)
		Direct (xi)	Indirect (xii)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GBP0.01 Ordinary Shares GB0004355946	N/A	N/A	1,498,606	N/A	5.0027%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
1,498,606	5.0027%

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

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited - 93,150 0.3110%

Indirect - Giltspur Nominees Limited - 1,187,011 3.9625%

Indirect - BDS Nominees Limited - 189,445 0.6324%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/C Charity - 10,000 0.0334%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/C Offbond - 19,000 0.0634%

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:

Figures are based on shares in issue of 29,956,203.  The indirect voting rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.

14. Contact name:

Mark Taylor

15. Contact telephone number:

0845 059 6332

Date: 27 SEPTEMBER 2010

 

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