Holding(s) in Company

City Natural Res High Yield Tst PLC
18 March 2008


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing   City Natural Resources High Yield Trust
shares to which voting rights are attached:                                      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):_ Merger of iimia MitonOptimal plc & Midas Capital Partners Ltd

                                                                                                 (x)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                       Midas Capital plc
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                      Midas Capital plc

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                   06/03/08
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              18/03/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                     5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares            the Triggering
                  transaction
 if possible      Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                          Rightsi     Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect


GB0000353929      3,315,000   4,770,000   4,765,000    4,765,000                 7.58%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



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


4,765,000                                          7.58%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:
CF Midas Balanced Growth Fund                -             1,450,000

(Registered: The Bank of New York Nominees A/C 392512)

CF iimia Growth Fund                         -               750,000

(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee A/C 949182)

CF iimia Income Fund                         -               235,000

(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee A/C 949170)

CF iimia Growth & Income Fund                 -              890,000

(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee A/C 949169)

CF iimia Accelerated Fund                     -              465,000

(Registered: The Bank of New York Nominees A/C 391998)

iimia Investment Trust                        -              975,000

(Registered: The Bank of New York Nominees A/C 178055)
Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



13. Additional information:                       iimia plc, Milton Asset Management and Midas Capital
                                             Partners ltd are all subsidiaries of midas Capital plc

14. Contact name:                                 Steven Ross

15. Contact telephone number:                     020 7628 8000




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