Herald Investment Trust PLC
02 April 2008
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:
Herald Investment Trust 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:
HBOS plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :
HBOS plc
Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
31 March 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1 April 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Direct / Indirect Holdings to above 7%
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting rights
Ordinary 25p shares 5,733,704 5,733,704
GB0004228648
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 25p shares 4,108,031 4,108,031 1,966,588 4.775% 2.286%
GB0004228648
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights that % of voting rights
financial period/date may be acquired (if the
instrument instrument exercised/
converted)
N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
6,074,619 7.061%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited* ('IIMGL') -
(Indirect) - 5,863,255 (6.815%)
IIMGL manages holdings on behalf of other HBOS Group
companies, and other third parties external to the HBOS Group,
under various discretionary management agreements.
(* - wholly owned subsidiaries of HBOS plc.)
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:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 86,036,523
14. Contact name:
Douglas Carstairs
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 275 3176
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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