TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: (ii)
Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a
Other (please specify): n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: (iii)
Lazard Asset Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): (iv)
Bank of New York, Inc - Dir Personal
Bank of New York, Inc - Global Custody
JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT
Comerica Bank
Mellon Trust
Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage
Northern Trust Co
State Street Bank - Custodian
State Street Bank - Master Trust
State Street - Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)
15 July 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
16 July 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi, vii)
Increase from 12% to 13%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
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Ordinary Shares |
25,865,694 |
24,430,705 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number of |
Number of |
% of |
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Ordinary Shares GB002945029 |
Direct n/a |
Direct |
Indirect (xi) |
Direct |
Indirect |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nominal |
Delta |
- |
- |
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
n/a
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:
Valerie MacKenzie
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 528 4136