Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9378T

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

15 June 2009

 

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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ()

Other (please specify): () 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

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

11 June 2009 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 June 2009 

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

Direct/Indirect Decrease to below 3%

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 GBP 0.01 GB0004355946	997,703	997,703

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GBP 0.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A

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

N/A

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 30,404,988

14. Contact name for queries on this announcement:

Kenny Melville

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 243 8671

Date: 15 June 2009 

 

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