TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
Edinburgh US Tracker Trust plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other: No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
10 December 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13 December 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii
Direct/Indirect holdings increased to below 6%
8. Notified details:
n/a
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 |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Ordinary Shares |
2,029,139 |
2,029,139 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rightsx |
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Direct |
Indirect xi |
Direct |
Indirect |
Ordinary Shares |
60,670 |
60,670 |
1,918,640 |
0.183% |
5.797% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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 |
N/A |
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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 |
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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 (xv):
1,734,800 shares (5.241%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).
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:
Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 33,099,818.
14. Contact name:
Valerie Mackenzie, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 528 4136