Holding(s) in Company (8852U)

TIDMNAM

RNS Number : 8852U

North American Banks Fund Ltd

22 October 2010

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing shares 
 to which voting rights are attached: 
 ii                                       NORTH AMERICAN BANKS FUND LIMITED 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting 
 rights                                                   X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of 
 qualifying financial instruments which 
 may result in the acquisition of 
 shares already issued to which voting 
 rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of 
 instruments with similar economic 
 effect to qualifying financial 
 instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of 
 voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject 
  to the 
  notification obligation: iii                        Gordon William Lawson 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: v                                                22 October 2010 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          22 October 2010 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: vi, vii                                                       8% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
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 Class/type 
 of shares 
 if 
 possible     Situation previous 
 using the     to the triggering                Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE     transaction                       transaction 
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                               Number 
              Number            of 
              of                Voting          Number         Number of voting       % of voting rights 
              Shares            Rights           of shares      rights                 x 
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                                                               Direct      Indirect 
                                                Direct          xi          xii       Direct        Indirect 
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              290,000          7.63%            315,000        315,000                8.29% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                 Number of voting 
                                                                  rights that may 
                                                                  be 
 Type of                         Exercise/                        acquired if the 
 financial        Expiration      Conversion Period               instrument is           % of voting 
 instrument        date xiii      xiv                             exercised/ converted.    rights 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments xv, xvi 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                              Exercise/ 
 Type of                                      Conversion       Number of voting 
 financial      Exercise       Expiration     period            rights instrument       % of voting rights 
 instrument      price         date xvii      xviii             refers to                xix, xx 
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                                                                                        Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 315,000                                          8.29% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                             N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                              N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                 GW Wilson 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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