Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2200Q

British Portfolio Trust PLC

06 April 2009

 



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
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):____Updated notification following previous share buybacks______________________________________		x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Ruffer LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Roy Nominees Account 845000
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	2nd April 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	6th April 2009
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		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	Direct  x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0030961691	1,798,625	1,798,625	1,798,625	5.03%

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
1,798,625	5.03%

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

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:	The change in percentage voting rights is due to the purchase for cancellation of 405,000 ordinary 1p shares on 2nd April 2009. Following the purchase and cancellation of the shares, the voting rights of Ruffer LLP increased to over 5%.
14. Contact name:	Peter Ingram
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7065 1467

 

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