TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 9245C

Numis Corporation PLC

22 January 2015

NUMIS CORPORATION PLC ("NUMIS")

22 January 2015

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For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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):	On 21^st January 2015, RIT Capital Partners plc acquired 100% of the share capital of GVO Investment Management Limited.			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ		RIT Capital Partners plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv		Nortrust Nominees Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v		21/01/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		21/01/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}		9%

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

GB00B05M6465

10,546,251

9.36%

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

10,546,251

9.36%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
10,546,251 shares held by GVO UK Focus Fund GVO Investment Management Ltd is the investment manager of GVO UK Focus Fund. GVO Investment Management Ltd is 100% owned by RIT Capital Partners plc.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Simon Denyer - Group Finance Director
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 260 1225