Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3378E

British Portfolio Trust PLC

25 September 2008

 



TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	British Portfolio 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 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:
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Barclays PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):  Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Private Bank Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	23/09/08
6. Date on which issuer notified:	24/09/08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	7% to 6%

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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
				Direct  x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0030961691	2,922,643   2,922,643		2,438,915		2,438,915		6.28%

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
2,438,915	6.28%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd   Barclays Private Bank Ltd   Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd   Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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:
14. Contact name:	Peter Ingram
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7065 1467

 

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