RNS Number : 5841Y
Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc
04 September 2009
 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)

 

1.    Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:  (ii)


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: (iii)


City of London Investment Management Company Limited 


4.     Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): (iv) 


n/a

 

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)

2 September 2009

 

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

4 September 2009

 

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

18%

 

8.     Notified details:

 

A:     Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)


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

40,731,483

40,731,483

 

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 rights (x)


GB002945029
Ordinary Shares

Direct

n/a

Direct
n/a

Indirect (xi)
41,600,585

Direct
n/a

Indirect
18.01%

 

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

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a


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

Exercise/
Conversion 
period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of 
voting rights
(xix, xx)

-

-

-

-

-

Nominal

Delta

-

-


 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

41,600,585

% of voting rights

18.01%


 

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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