Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4191T

Numis Corporation PLC

05 June 2009

NUMIS CORPORATION PLC ('Numis')




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			Numis Corporation 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 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
Other (please specify):	DTR (Disclosure of contracts for difference) - 1 June 2009			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Polygon Investment Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		1 June 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		3 June 2009
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

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

Contracts for

Difference

N/A

9,810,000

Nominal

Delta

8.84

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,810,000

8.84%

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


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:	Polygon Investment Partners LLP is the investment manager of a fund which owns the financial instruments that are the subject matter of this notification.
14. Contact name:	Kevin Robinson
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7901 8332

The total number of Numis ordinary shares of 5p each in issue is 110,999,112, with each ordinary share carrying the right to one vote. There are no shares held in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in Numis is 110,999,112.

5 June 2009

END

Contacts

Numis Corporation:

Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive 020 7260 1256
Simon Denyer, Company Secretary 020 7260 1225

Brunswick:

Gill Ackers 020 7396 5382

Carole Cable 020 7396 7458

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser):

Simon Boadle 020 7583 5000

Jon Raggett 020 7583 5000