Holding in Company

RNS Number : 9071V

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

20 January 2012

 



TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Polar Capital Holdings 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 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):Change in Issued share Capital

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

B.J.D. Ashford-Russell

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

B.J.D. Ashford-Russell

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

19 January 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 January 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

11%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares  if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[i]

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares of 2.5p GB00B1GCLT25

8,700,000

8,700,000

8,000,000

8,000,000

10.4%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion  Period/ Date xiv

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

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

8,000,000

10.4%

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

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:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

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