Holding(s) in Company

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC
12 March 2007



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: ( )



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): (X) - Initial Disclosure.




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



Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited



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):



28 February 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:



9 March 2007



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



6%



8. Notified details:



Nominee Holdings



A: Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of shares if possible         Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                 Number of shares                  Number of voting Rights (viii)


         Ordinary Share
          GB0004355946


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


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


       Ordinary Share                                                   2,000,525          6.02%

        GB0004355946





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


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


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



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


          2,000,525                        6.02%



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



Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited.



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:



N/A



14. Contact name for queries on this announcement:



Nicholas Jarrett, BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited



15. Contact telephone number:



020 7410 4186



Date: 12 March 2007


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