Holding(s) in Company (2549K)

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RNS Number : 2549K

Electric & General Inv Tst PLC

12 July 2011

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

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

ELECTRIC & GENERAL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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 (please specify): Transitional provision of Transparency Directive for re-notification of ING Bank N.V. holdings over 3%.

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

ING Groep N.V.

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 if different) (v):

11 July 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 July 2011

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

3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type of shares if 
 possible using the ISIN      Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 CODE                                               (vi) 
                                                    Number of voting Rights 
                              Number of shares      (viii) 
      Ordinary Shares 
        GB0003090197               2,284,250                2,284,250 
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of 
shares if 
possible 
using the      Number of                                  % of voting rights 
ISIN CODE      shares         Number of voting rights      (x) 
                                            Indirect 
                              Direct (xi)   (xii)         Direct     Indirect 
  Ordinary 
    Shares 
 GB0003090197    Below 3%       Below 3%         0        Below 3%       0 
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
 Type of       Expiration     Exercise/Conversion   Number of      % of voting 
  financial     Date (xiii)    Period (xiv)         voting          rights 
  instrument                                        rights that 
                                                    may be 
                                                    acquired if 
                                                    the 
                                                    instrument 
                                                    is 
                                                    exercised/ 
                                                    converted. 
     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      Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/    Number of    % of voting 
 financial     price     date         Conversion   voting        rights (xix, 
 instrument              (xvii)       period       rights        xx) 
                                      (xviii)      instrument 
                                                   refers to 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
    N/A         N/A         N/A          N/A          N/A         N/A      N/A 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
  Below 3%                  Below 3% 
 

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

N/A

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Ian Douglas

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 767 5130

Date: 12 JULY 2011

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