Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8823G

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

09 February 2010

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Mercantile Investment Trust
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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		8th February 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		9th February 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares GB0005794036

4,094,070

4,094,070

4,073,883

3.99%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,073,883

3.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited.
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:	N/A
14. Contact name:	N/A
15. Contact telephone number:	N/A

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Quayside House Canal Wharf Leeds LS11 5PU
Phone number & email	0113 236 4171 [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Mike Rigby (Head of Compliance)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Philip Martin Beardwell
Contact address	2 Gresham Street London EC2V 7QN
Phone number & email	020 7597 1356  [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Senior Compliance Manager
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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