Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0755R

Merchants Trust PLC

23 April 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:	Merchants Trust Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): n/a see additional information		YES
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) : Initial Disclosure
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:	21 April 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	22 April 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 GB0005800072	4,524,860   4,524,860				4,017,845		3.91%

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
4,017,845	3.91%

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:
14. Contact name:	Kirsten Salt
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7065 1513

 

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