TR 1 - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1.Identity of the issuer or the Aberforth Geared Capital &
underlying issuer of existing Income Trust plc
shares to which voting rights are
attached:
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of
voting rights
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): X
Initial notification under
Transparency Directive
3. Full name of person(s) subject Lloyds Banking Group plc
to the notification obligation
4. Full name of shareholder(s) see section 9
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and N/A
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 January 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are 7%
crossed or reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/typ Situation previous Resulting situation after the
e of to the Triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if
possible
using the
ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of voting rights rights
Shares Voting Shares
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Income N/A N/A Nil Nil 1,750,000 Nil 7.14%
Shares
GB0031100034
Capital N/A N/A 14 14 787,507 N/A 7.50%
Shares
GB0031100141
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expirat Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial ion Conversion rights that may be rights
instrumen date Period/ acquired if the
t Date instrument is
exercised/ converted.
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
2,537,521 7.25%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable
2,500,000 Shares (750,000 Capital Shares and 1,750,000 Income
Shares) (7.14%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are
under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy n/a
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will n/a
cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Percentage calculation
based on total number of
voting rights of
35,000,000. (Income Shares
of 24,500,000 and Capital
Shares of 10,500,000).
14. Contact name: Gary Tait, Aberforth
Partners LLP, Secretaries
15. Contact telephone number 0131-220-0733
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