Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7830O

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC

12 March 2009

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

…Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon 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 notification obligation:

    Midas Capital Plc

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

   See section 9

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

……10 March 2009………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

……12 March 2009………..

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

………Was 2.35%, now 6.40%……..

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
Ordinary shares	730,000	730,000
GB0000706274

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares  if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary shares	1,990,000	n/a	1,990,000	n/a	6.40%
GB0000706274

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
1,990,000	6.40%

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

CF Miton Special Situations    Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392474    1,990,000 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

…Midas Capital Partners Ltd, Miton Asset Management Ltd and iimia Plc are all subsidiaries of Midas Capital Plc…………..

14. Contact name:

…Erin Longmuir…………..

15. Contact telephone number:

……0131 275 3199………..

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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