Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7498Z

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC

28 September 2009

 

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			Polar Capital Technology 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
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):iv		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		21 September 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		22 September 2009
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

GB0004220025

5,082,098

5,082,098

5,032,098

5,032,098

3.97%

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

5,032,098

3.97%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Prudential plc (parent Company) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
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:	Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 126,497,914.
14. Contact name:	Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 126,497,914 ORD GBP0.25 shares as at 25 September 2009

Holding 

Prudential plc                    5,032,098            3.97%

Registered Holder 

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC        4,958,341

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC        73,757

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited    5,032,098        3.97%

Registered Holder

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC        4,958,341

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC        73,757

 

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