Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4989Y

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

07 July 2008

 



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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:		The Mercantile Investment Trust plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Barclays PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3)	Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Private Bank Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd Walbrook Trustees (Isle of Man) Ltd Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	04 Jul 08
6. Date on which issuer notified:	07 Jul 08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	below notifiable % to 5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares		Number of voting rights				Percentage of voting rights
					Direct		Indirect		Direct	Indirect
GB0005794036	2,365,833	2,365,833		5,489,598		0	5,489,598	0			5.33

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
5,489,598	5.33

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

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Private Bank Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd Walbrook Trustees (Isle of Man) Ltd Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:
14 Contact name:	Geoff Smith
15. Contact telephone name:	020 7116 2913

 

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