Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 2443A
  Allianz Dresdr 2 Endw Policy TstPLC
  30 July 2008
   

    
TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 


 1. Identity of the issuer or     Allianz Dresdner Second Endowment Policy
 the underlying issuer of                        Trust Plc
 existing shares to which
 voting rights are attached:
 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the
 appropriate box or boxes):
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              X
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
 which may result in the acquisition of shares
 already issued to which voting rights are attached
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other: Existing Positions requiring disclosure under
 the new Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 
 3. Full name of person(s)              CG Asset Management Limited 
 subject to the notification
 obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)   Smith & Williamson Nominees and Nortrust
 (if different from 3.):                         Nominees  
 5. Date of the transaction and                28th July 2008
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached:
 6. Date on which issuer                       30th July 2008
 notified:
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                        15%
 crossed or reached:
 8. Notified details:                         Nominee Holdings
  

      

 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the Triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
  if possible using     transaction 
 the ISIN CODE
                        Number of Shares      Number of Voting      Number of shares   Number of voting        % of voting rights
                                              Rights viii                              rights ix
                                                                    Direct             Direct  x  Indirect xi  Direct  Indirect
  GB0004939905                    2,405,000                                                       3,105,000                15.72% 

 B: Financial Instruments
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
 Type of financial instrument   Expiration date xiii  Exercise/ Conversion  Number of voting      % of voting rights
                                                      Period/ Date xiv      rights that may be
                                                                            acquired if the
                                                                            instrument is
                                                                            exercised/
                                                                            converted. 
                                                                                                     

 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
    3,105,000                   15.72%




 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
 Smith & Williamson Nominees for Capital Gearing Trust (6.25%)
 Nortrust Nominees for CG Portfolio Fund Limited (9.47%)






 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:
 14. Contact name:              Peter Ingram
                                   Company
                                  Secretary
 15. Contact telephone number:  020 7065 1467


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