Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3945L

Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust PLC

09 January 2009

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

…Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC …………..

2. Reason for the notification 

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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) : (  )

……………..

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

…D C Thomson & Company Limited…………..

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

……………..

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

……05/01/09………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

……08/01/09………..

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

………7%……..

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB 0002916335  Ordinary Shares 5p	3,500,000	3,500,000

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares  if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB 0002916335 Ordinary Shares 5p	3,250,000	3,250,000		6.632%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
3,250,000	6.632%

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

…1,250,000 held by D C Thomson & Company Limited

… 2,000,000 held by John Leng & Company Limited( a wholly owned subsidiary of D C Thomson & Company Limited)…..

…………..

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

…1,250,000 shares held by D C Thomson & Company Limited

… 2,000,000 shares held by John Leng & Company Limited ( a wholly owned subsidiary of D C Thomson & Company Limited)…..

14. Contact name:

…Craig Mclean    …………..

15. Contact telephone number:

……0131 275 3192………..

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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