Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1975S

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

15 March 2016




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		The Mercantile Investment 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 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			X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Brewin Dolphin Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	14 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	10%

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

ORD GBP0.25

9,560,583

N/A

9,587,481

N/A

10.0019%

GB0005794036

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

9,587,481

10.0019%

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

Indirect - Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited -	77,272	0.0806	%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited - Individual Designations	49,091	0.0512	%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c NOM	3,802,455	3.9668	%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c ISA	1,775,673	1.8524	%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c GROSS	1,796,349	1.8741	%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c CHARITY	1,293,126	1.3490	%

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c OFFBOND	793,515	0.8278	%

GRAND TOTAL	9,587,481	10.0019	%

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:

Figures based on shares in issue of 95,857,040.

The indirect voting rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.

14. Contact name:

Graham Brabbs

15. Contact telephone number:

0191 230 7190

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