RNS Number : 9822T
Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc
16 June 2009
 



APPENDIX 3


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:

Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc


2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: n/a


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a


Other (please specify): n/a


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

City of London Investment Management Company 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 (v):

12 June 2009


6.     Date on which issuer notified:

16 June 2009


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

16%


8.     Notified details:


A:     Voting rights attached to shares


Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 




Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE


Number of 
shares


Number of 
voting rights

GB002945029
Ordinary Shares

35,136,667

35,136,667


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 


Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of 
shares 

Number of 
voting rights

% of 
voting rights


GB002945029
Ordinary Shares

Direct

n/a

Direct
n/a

Indirect 
38,737,405

Direct
n/a

Indirect
16.77%


B:     Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 


Type of financial instrument

Expiration 
Date 

Exercise/
Conversion 
Period

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

% of voting rights

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a


C:     Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise 
price

Expiration 
date

Exercise/
Conversion 
period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of 
voting rights

-

-

-

-

-

Nominal

Delta

-

-



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

38,737,405

% of voting rights

16.77%



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


All Voting Rights on all Shares are controlled by City of London Investment Management Limited.


Proxy Voting:


10.     Name of the proxy holder:

City of London Investment Management Limited.


         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:

Valerie MacKenzie


15.     Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4136



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