| For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
| 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 | NB Global Rate Income Fund | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
| 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 | RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC | ||||
| 4. Full   name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC Rathbone Investment Management Ltd Rathbones Investment Management International Ltd Rathbones Investment Management International Strategies Fund Rathbones Unit Trust Management Ltd | ||||
| 5. Date   of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v | Not known | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14th December 2015 | ||||
| 7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Over 5% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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 Shares (GBP) | 31,907,220 | 31,907,220 | 57,332,574 | N/A | 91,732,118 | N/A | 4.62% | |||||||||
| GG00B3KX4Q34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ord Shares (USD) GG00B3P7S359 | 1,401,240 | 1,401,240 | 11,334,173 | N/A | 11,334,173 | N/A | 0.57% | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 103,066,291 | 5.19% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain   of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC* Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 4.60955% Rathbone Investment Management International Ltd 0.06916% Rathbone Investment Management International Strategies Fund 0.08651% Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd 0.42910% * Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the above | ||
| 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: | Total voting   rights used as a denominator: 1,984,208,552 | |
| 14. Contact name: | James Beattie - Compliance Department | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0151 243 7372 | |