Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6622K

Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC

22 April 2010

 



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				Mercantile Investment Trust
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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					X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Brewin Dolphin Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		16th April 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		19th April 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

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

Ordinary Shares GB00B0BZVZ57

Below 5%

Below 5%

4,984,883

5.0074%

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

4,984,883

5.0074%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited - 603,679                                  0.6060% Indirect - Giltspur Nominees Limited - 2,658,325                              2.6703% Indirect - BDS Nominees Limited - 1,130,699                                   1.1358% Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c Charity - 331,670                0.3332% Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c Offbond - 209,340               0.2103% Indirect - Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited - 51,170        0.0514%
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:	Figures based on shares in issue of 99,550,719. The indirect voting rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.
14. Contact name:	N/A
15. Contact telephone number:	N/A

 

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