Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4159T
Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC
04 June 2009
 




TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

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


The Mercantile Investment Trust plc

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)


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): 

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

Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited   

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

N/A   

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

2nd June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3rd June 2009

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

3%

8. Notified details:

Nominee Holdings






A: Voting rights attached to shares

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 viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect


Ordinary Shares

GB0005794036





4,157,934




4,157,934



   

   


4,087,229





3.99%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

 

  


  



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights


4,087,229



3.99%







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

Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited.


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:

N/A  

14. Contact name:

N/A

15. Contact telephone number:

N/A  

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited  

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Quayside House

Canal Wharf

Leeds LS11 5PU

Phone number 

0113 236 4171  

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

Mike Rigby

(Head of Compliance)   


 

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name 

Philip Martin Beardwell  

Contact address 

2 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7QN   

Phone number 

020 7597 1356  

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Senior Compliance Manager   


 

C:    Additional information

This disclosure is made by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited based on Nominee holdings in accordance with DTR 5.2.1(F). 


Notes


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