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Merrill Lynch World Mining Tst PLC 26 April 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): Merrill Lynch World Mining 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 (please specify) : Initial notification as per regulatory requirement ( ) (3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Carrousel Capital Limited Investment Manager (4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): The Carrousel Fund Ltd The Carrousel Fund II Ltd (5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 26 April 2007 (6). Date on which issuer notified: 26 April 2007 (7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3.00% (8). Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary GB0005774855 Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi): Number of Shares: 7,200,000 Number of Voting rights(viii): 7,200,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii): Number of shares: Direct: 4,066,325 Number of voting rights (ix): Direct (x): 4,066,325 Indirect (xi): % of voting rights: Direct: 2.37% Indirect: 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: 4,066,325 % of voting rights: 2.37% (9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Carrousel Capital Ltd prime brokers hold the shares in nominees accounts. The prime brokers are Bear Stearns and Citigroup 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: Ms C Driscoll For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Secretary (15). Contact telephone number: 020 7743 2427 26 April 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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